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10-03-2011, 09:59 AM
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dystopian literature
i loved hunger games and i'm wondering if any of you have read anything similar. i've been on a kick lately. i've read matched, divergent (which was very good), and unwind. and of course the giver is a great read. i'm currently reading maze runner which technically isn't dytopian but it kind of feels that way. have any recommendations?
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10-03-2011, 10:09 AM
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Obviously things like 1984 (blech) fall into this...but I didn't that book LOL
Have you read Atlas Shrugged or Farenheit 451 or Brave New World? Or are you wanting to stay in more YA type novels? I tend to more post apocalyptic reading, so Farenheit 451 and Alas, Babylon was right up my alley, but Brave New World was okay (though we read 1984 in 1982..and thought it was great to see the differences in 'what might be' and 'what actually was'. Adding to post apocalyptic: The Ship, One Second After Dytopian: Logan's Run, V for Vendetta (the graphic novel), Clockwork Orange (but to me, one of the worst books and movies ever..you cannot change my mind about this LOL).
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10-03-2011, 10:11 AM
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Along with post apocalyptic: The Road
Otherwise my post would be identical to Darcy's.  Maybe: Lord of the Flies
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10-03-2011, 10:28 AM
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The Road <shiver>
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10-03-2011, 10:34 AM
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I've read..
1984 Atlas Shrugged Farenheit 451 Brave New World Clockwork Orange Lord of the Flies Will add: The Ship, One Second After, The Road, Logan's Run, V for Vendetta (the graphic novel) to my list!
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10-03-2011, 10:33 AM
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So - of course I had to go off in search of more - because the two genres tend to overlap a little...and I wanted to see if I was missing any
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ian_literature
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03-15-2012, 11:30 AM
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The Handmaid's Tale is one of my all time favorites, I re read it about once a year.
I also really enjoyed The Passage. And World War Z - I listened to it on audiobook and enjoyed it, but not sure I would have been able to stick with it just reading it. (though the audio is also abridged) Lots here to add to my reading list! Last edited by WendyBird; 03-15-2012 at 11:32 AM.
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03-15-2012, 04:05 PM
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On The Beach---also a wonderful (erm) movie, starring Gregory Peck. CANNOT go wrong there. It also has Fred Astaire, Ava Gardener, Tony Perkins (god he was gorgeous when he wasn't playing a psycho). Wonderfully depressing movie, but it also started out as a book. Try the book first.
And if you don't mind Stephen King, try THe Stand and the Black Tower Series. They're both pretty dystopian. I think Darcy's link was a good one. Check on wikipedia. It's got an alphabetized page with tons of books listed. Last edited by JulieB146; 03-15-2012 at 04:08 PM.
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03-15-2012, 04:06 PM
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Book was way better
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03-15-2012, 04:14 PM
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You know, I don't think I've read the book. I'm into dystopian SF/F, but haven't gotten to that one! One of my all time favorites is Alas, Babylon, which is more of a novella than a full length novel. Earth Abides is good.
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06-19-2012, 11:25 AM
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Not literature - but something interesting.....
I have to wonder if JJ Abrams read One Second After and a fan of Jericho?  http://www.nbc.com/revolution/video/revolution/1401464 Last edited by Darcy Baldwin; 06-19-2012 at 11:27 AM.
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11-24-2012, 05:49 PM
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Quote:
My favorite book ever is The Stand by Stephen King. Not sure it fits in this genre, but it's about a virus that wipes out most of earth's population. I'm sort of rereading it for the 24th time...
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11-24-2012, 11:54 PM
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The Stand is pretty classic in this kind of literature, Kim - I loved it, too!
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