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Re:Ask YC: What's the most inspiring sci-fi book you've read? by karthikv on Tuesday March 18, 2008 @08:49PM (#140387)
I love 1984. I wouldn't say it was inspiring (its dystopian) but rather an eye-opening experience. It made me change the way I look at security and privacy.
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Re:Ask YC: What's the most inspiring sci-fi book you've read? by dkokelley on Tuesday March 18, 2008 @11:04PM (#140493)
If you liked 1984, then you might also like "We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_(novel) (don't follow the link. copy-paste it with the (novel) part.)

I've never read 1984 (I hope to when I make time), but I understand that they are similar. In fact, I heard that "We" was the inspiration for 1984.

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Re:Ask YC: What's the most inspiring sci-fi book you've read? by SwellJoe on Wednesday March 19, 2008 @06:19PM (#141191)
Read the whole set:

We

1984

Anthem

Brave New World

I love dystopias, and these four have always seemed to work together, to me.

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