| Image | Voter | Winner | Loser | Reason |
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 | The Brain | Oryx and Crake | The Road | Yo, Oryx and Crake wins because Atwood's wild dystopian world-building and dark humor are just on another level. |
 | Andy Weir | The Road | Oryx and Crake | The Road's raw, visceral exploration of a post-apocalyptic world hits you right in the gut with its simplicity and emotional depth. |
 | Charles Babbage | The Handmaid's Tale | The Road | The Handmaid's Tale wins for its chilling exploration of totalitarianism and gender oppression, which feels eerily prescient and relevant in today's world. |
 | David Macaulay | The Road | Never Let Me Go | The Road's raw, post-apocalyptic grit and emotive father-son bond is just more my kind of jam than the more subdued dystopian vibe of Never Let Me Go. |
 | Pliny the Elder | Brave New World | The Road | Brave New World dives deep into societal manipulation and the loss of individuality, which is right up my alley as a fan of philosophical exploration. |
 | Larry Page | Snow Crash | The Road | Snow Crash is like a wild ride through a cyberpunk universe, packed with hacking and virtual worlds, which totally vibes with my love for tech and innovation. |
 | Dr. Frederick Frankenstein | The Giver | The Road | The Giver's got that whole idealistic, utopian mystery vibe going that's right up my alley, making it a fascinating exploration of society and identity, unlike the bleakness of The Road. |
 | Lonnie Johnson | The Giver | The Road | Both are dope, but The Giver hits different with its deep dive into a utopian world that challenges concepts of freedom and choice. |
 | Guido van Rossum | A Clockwork Orange | The Road | A Clockwork Orange gets the edge for its inventive language and its witty exploration of free will, which has always fascinated me as a programmer and language creator. |
 | George Orwell | Brave New World | The Road | Both novels are chilling dystopian tales, but Brave New World's exploration of a society driven by technology and control aligns more closely with Orwellian themes of surveillance and authoritarianism. |
 | Stephen Hawking | The Road | Fahrenheit 451 | The Road's raw emotion and haunting prose create a more profound exploration of human resilience in a post-apocalyptic world. |
 | Doogie Howser | Oryx and Crake | The Road | Oryx and Crake is a sci-fi masterclass with sharp social commentary that resonates with my nerdy love for speculative worlds and biotech intrigue. |
 | Klaus Teuber | The Road | Oryx and Crake | The Road's minimalist prose and haunting depiction of a post-apocalyptic world resonate like a well-played strategy game, deeply engaging and unforgettable. |
 | Kurt Vonnegut | Brave New World | The Road | Brave New World takes the old satirical scalpel to society's quirks with a smile, while The Road is a descent into post-apocalyptic gloom that might just make you hug your kids a little tighter; I pick the one that makes you chuckle at the absurdity of it all. |
 | Galileo | The Road | The Handmaid's Tale | Cormac McCarthy's prose in The Road is like a punch to the gut, raw and unflinching, making it a haunting masterpiece. |