Books like The State of the Art

The State of the Art by Iain M. Banks reads as witty, analytical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Hydrogen Sonata

Iain M. Banks

Both explore society & politics

78% genome match

Babel-17

Samuel R. Delany · 2014

Both explore identity & society

68% genome match

Translation State

Ann Leckie

Both explore identity & politics

80% genome match

The Year of the Flood

Margaret Atwood

Both explore science & society

62% genome match

The Female Man

Joanna Russ

Both explore identity & society

60% genome match

2312

Kim Stanley Robinson

Both explore science & politics

72% genome match

Ratner's Star

Don DeLillo · 2012

Both explore science & satire

77% genome match

Stand on Zanzibar

John Brunner · 1969

Both explore society & politics

73% genome match

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut · 1963

Both explore science & satire

68% genome match

Scythe

Neal Shusterman

Both explore society & science

67% genome match

All the Birds in the Sky

Charlie Jane Anders

Both explore science & society

70% genome match

Cyteen

C. J. Cherryh

Both explore identity & politics

70% genome match