Read about another title on the list.The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
This recent novel is similar to 1984 and its Thought Police because it depicts a surveillance state in which people are locked up for their dreams. While going through airport security, Sara is pulled out of line by the Risk Assessment Administration. They tell her that according to data from her dreams, she is going to commit a crime against her husband. Sara is swiftly locked up in the Dream Hotel with other unfairly accused women, and months go by with no hope of leaving. That is, until a new resident arrives with ideas for fighting back.
The Dream Hotel is among the Christian Science Monitor's top twenty-five books for 2025 and Fred Lunzer's ten realist novels that integrate futuristic topics.
--Marshal Zeringue
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