If you were gripped by the overpopulated, resource-strained world of Make Room! Make Room!, you'll find The Sheep Look Up equally compelling. Brunner’s novel plunges you into a near-future America suffocating under pollution, food shortages, and political paralysis. Like Harry Harrison, Brunner crafts a chillingly plausible vision of environmental catastrophe, making you feel the desperation of characters like Austin Train as they navigate a society on the brink.

If the bleak tone and urban decay of Make Room! Make Room! drew you in, Parable of the Sower will immerse you even further. Butler’s story follows Lauren Olamina as she struggles to survive and lead others through a fractured, violent America. The sense of constant peril and moral ambiguity echoes Andy Rusch’s desperate journey through overcrowded New York, making for a raw and immersive read.

If you were fascinated by the oppressive systems and societal critique in Make Room! Make Room!, 1984 offers another chilling vision of a world shaped by scarcity and control. Winston Smith’s struggle against an all-seeing government will resonate if you appreciated the way Harrison’s characters are trapped by larger, uncaring forces and bureaucracy.

If you admired how Make Room! Make Room! explores the human costs of overpopulation and resource scarcity, The Dispossessed will intrigue you with its examination of two contrasting societies. Shevek’s journey between the resource-limited Anarres and the affluent Urras raises deep questions about community, scarcity, and what it means to build a just society—much like Harrison’s exploration of urban life under pressure.

If you appreciated the way Make Room! Make Room! follows ordinary people like Andy and Shirl through daily struggles in a broken world, Never Let Me Go offers a similarly intimate, haunting narrative. The protagonists’ personal relationships and quiet desperation unfold against a backdrop of societal exploitation, making for an emotionally resonant and thought-provoking experience.