If you were intrigued by the way Machines Like Me uses the character of Adam to ask unsettling questions about what it means to be human—and where the line between person and machine is drawn—Never Let Me Go will captivate you. Ishiguro’s haunting novel follows Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy as they navigate love and loss in a world where their very purpose blurs the boundary between human and created being, prompting deep reflection on the value of life, free will, and the ethics of technological advancement.

If you enjoyed the conflicted morality of Charlie and Miranda as they grapple with their responsibilities toward Adam and each other, you’ll appreciate Mae Holland’s journey in The Circle. As Mae becomes enmeshed in the all-seeing tech giant, her decisions raise complex questions about privacy, loyalty, and the ethical price of progress—mirroring the tangled choices faced by McEwan’s characters.

For readers who found the speculative what-ifs and intellectual challenges of Machines Like Me compelling, The Possibility of an Island offers another provocative vision. Through the story of Daniel and his neo-human clones, Houellebecq delves into the philosophical implications of technological immortality, identity, and what it means to be truly alive, leaving you with plenty to ponder long after the final page.

If you were drawn to the emotional complexity and human relationships between Charlie, Miranda, and Adam, Klara and the Sun will resonate with you. Ishiguro crafts a gentle, deeply moving narrative from the perspective of Klara, an Artificial Friend who observes and yearns for connection. The novel explores love, loyalty, and the essence of consciousness in a quietly powerful way, focusing less on technology and more on its social and emotional impact.

If you appreciated the alternate history and meticulously rendered world of Britain in Machines Like Me, P.D. James’s The Children of Men offers another immersive and thought-provoking scenario. Set in a near-future England where humanity faces extinction, the novel’s richly realized setting and atmosphere, combined with complex characters grappling with ethical dilemmas, provide a similarly absorbing and unsettling reading experience.