John Wyndham's The Chrysalids
This was originally published in 1955, but honestly feels troublingly current. It’s set in the far future Labrador, after some great Tribulation destroyed large swathes of the planet, and the survivors there are a weird group of fundamentalists who destroy everything and everyone that isn’t correct. The main character is one of a group of telepathic children, who as they grow up realize the danger they’re in. Interesting twists and turns; I wasn’t as interested in the lengthy speeches about the future of humanity, but I did enjoy the narrative voice a lot. B+.
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