Russell Reads with the Rach(a)els

I Love Big Brother [April Challenge 2026]

• Russell Carter, Rachel Timm, Rachael Miller • Season 3 • Episode 7

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Russell, Rachael, and Rachel discuss the April Reading Challenge to read a dystopian or alternate history novel. Oppressive governments, controlling factions, structured existence and more, we discuss the tropes and themes that define this often bleak, but always profound genre. **Correction: George Orwell died 6 months after the release of 1984, not before.

Books/Authors we discuss include:

  • “Zoo” by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
  • “1984: The Graphic Novel” by George Orwell, adapted/illustrated by Fido Nesti
  • “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood
  • “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley
  • “The Giver” by Lois Lowry
  • “Legend” by Marie Lu
  • “Divergent” by Veronica Roth
  • “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
  • “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
  • “Parable of the Sower” by Otavia E. Butler
  • “Red Rising” by Pierce Brown
  • “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline
  • “The Last Christian” by David Gregory
  • “Automatic Noodle” by Annalee Newitz
  • “The Electric State” by Simon Stålenhag
  • “The Dream Hotel” by Laila Lalami
  • “Our Missing Hearts” by Celeste Ng
  • “The City of Ember” by Jeanne DuPrau
  • “The Long Walk” by Stephen King
  • “The Shadow Road” by K.D. and Kurt Kirchmeier
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Rachael Miller

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Rachel Timm

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Russell Carter

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