12 Books to Read If You Already Tore Through The Handmaid's Tale

Much like The Handmaid's Tale, When She Woke takes place in a world that has collapsed all delineation between church and state, and faith becomes the cornerstone of politics. In Hillary Jordan's novel, however, society is not divided by women, but by crime. There are no more prisons or jails, instead, the color of one's skin indicates the crime that they've committed. Those who are around them must learn how to survive in the presence of those who have committed heinous crimes. It's ultimately the tale of one woman who desperately wants to survive and rehabilitate herself after her own crime — murder — has left her permanently marked.