If you were drawn to the thought-provoking, existential dilemmas faced by the narrator in We Who Are About To..., you'll appreciate Shevek's journey in The Dispossessed. Le Guin's novel delves deeply into questions of freedom, social structure, and the limits of utopia, giving you plenty to ponder about morality, survival, and what it means to build—or reject—a society.

If you appreciated the intimate, claustrophobic focus on one woman's psychological and physical struggle in We Who Are About To..., you'll be captivated by the unnamed protagonist's ordeal in The Wall. Haushofer crafts a haunting narrative about solitude and self-reliance, as the heroine navigates an inexplicable barrier and the collapse of her world.

If you were gripped by the narrator's fierce independence and resilience in We Who Are About To..., you'll find Dana's experience in Kindred equally compelling. Butler's novel features a strong, resourceful woman confronting moral and physical challenges, all while navigating haunting questions of identity and agency.

If you found the shifting, sometimes questionable perspective of the narrator in We Who Are About To... intriguing, Solaris will draw you in with its mysterious, psychologically complex protagonist. Lem’s novel blurs the line between reality and perception as Kris Kelvin confronts the alien intelligence of Solaris and his own unreliable mind.

If the somber, unflinching tone and focus on survival in We Who Are About To... resonated with you, The Road offers a similarly stark meditation on life at the edge of extinction. McCarthy’s novel follows a father and son through a devastated landscape, grappling with hope, despair, and the ethics of survival.