1. 264
   1984 door George Orwell (cflorente)
2. 203
   Het verhaal van de dienstmaagd door Margaret Atwood (cflorente)
3. 181
   Heerlijke nieuwe wereld door Aldous Huxley (chrisharpe, afyfe)

   chrisharpe: I see I am in a minority but, although the idea behind the book is a good one, The Giver struck me as quite clumsy. A much more effective exploration of similar themes is Huxley's "Brave New World".

4. 192
   De Hongerspelen door Suzanne Collins (writecathy)
5. 150
   Sintel Stad in het duister door Jeanne DuPrau (FFortuna)

   FFortuna: The Giver is much darker, but are similar in premise.

6. 120
   Uglies door Scott Westerfeld (KamTonnes)

   KamTonnes: Uglies and The Giver both portray societies that limit conflict by having very specific rules, roles, and expectations for everyone. Also, in both stories, the main characters slowly start to question the values of their respective communities.

7. 176
   Eeuwig en altijd Tuck door Natalie Babbitt (_Zoe_)

   _Zoe_: Another children's book that manages both to entertain and to make you think. These are two of my favourites.

8. 100
   Vlammen door Suzanne Collins (jessicastatzer)
9. 51
   Matched laat je niet meer los door Ally Condie (Trojanprincess, frankiejones)

   Trojanprincess: The two worlds seem similar in the way that every aspect of their livee are controlled.

10. 40
    Wij door Yevgeny Zamyatin (chrisharpe)

    chrisharpe: Similar themes, We is a lot better written.

11. 40
    The House of the Scorpion door Nancy Farmer (jbarry)

    jbarry: futuristic take on biomedical ethics and mindbendingly complicated relationships

12. 52
    De tactiek van Ender door Orson Scott Card (ubcsfs)
13. 30
    Dromen androïden over elektrische schapen? door Philip K. Dick (mcenroeucsb)
14. 10
    The Owl Keeper door Christine Brodien-Jones (wordcauldron)

    wordcauldron: Similarly brain-washy story about a controlled society and how the government tries to suppress the talented people who could break it all down and bring freedom and individualism.

15. 21
    Laat me nooit alleen door Kazuo Ishiguro (rhondagrantham)
16. 10
    Among the Hidden door Margaret Peterson Haddix (BookshelfMonstrosity)

    BookshelfMonstrosity: In these riveting, suspenseful and thought-provoking dystopian novels, 12-year-old boys learn from inspirational figures about the true nature of their repressive societies: Jonas, from the elderly Giver; Luke, from another hidden -- albeit, more privileged and knowledgeable -- "third child."… (meer)

17. 10
    The Unnameables door Ellen Booraem (Nikkles)
18. 10
    The Story Box door Monica Hughes (infiniteletters)
19. 10
    The Dubious Hills door Pamela Dean (infiniteletters)
20. 10
    Truesight door David Stahler Jr. (TheDivineOomba)

    TheDivineOomba: Very Similar Plot

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