Favorite book on a dystopian society?

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Favorite book on a dystopian society?

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A Dystopia is a world that has something about it that is unsettling to the general reader's view of society. A classic example is 1984 by George Orwell with the omnipresent government surveillance (Big Brother). Is there any new good books that have this mindset? What is your favorite one?

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1984 is on my to-read list.
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Hmmm... I'm not sure many authors today are tackling dystopian societies to the level Orwell did. My personal favorite, though, would have to be Fahrenheit 451. :)
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I think The Giver is a great one. Its written by Lois Lowry. It centers around a young boy in dystopian society which makes it more meaningful. And if I am. Not mistaken they are making it into a film to be released soon.
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I love this topic! Good question. For me, I'd say it's Lord of the Flies by Golding. It's about a group of boys who get stranded on a desert island, where the trappings of civilized society quickly fade away, and the group reverts to primordial behavior. The children believe at first that without adults they'd be able to build a better society for themselves, comprised of nothing but fun and games, but the result is chaos, violence, and cruelty.
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enshafer2 wrote:I think The Giver is a great one. Its written by Lois Lowry. It centers around a young boy in dystopian society which makes it more meaningful. And if I am. Not mistaken they are making it into a film to be released soon.

I love this one too!
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The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks mirrors the big brother concept in 1984 but with updated technology to match our present society. I absolutely loved it even though I am not a big fan of 1984.
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Does The Time Machine count as one?
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The Time Machine has a lot of association with Well's view on politics as well as life. It could be a dystopian society~ depending on what perspective you are coming from. The intention of the invention was to promote peace and prosperity- however, the attitude changes to fear as the story continues. We see all the dystopia we are to become.

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Well, I saw the movie, and am planning to read the book too.
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I read it in junior high (and some other H.G. Wells). Unfortunately, I don't remember too much of the plot just the concept.I remember the beginning being a little slow, but definitely worth the time to read.
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My fav in this genre is Veronica Roth's Divergent series. Really exciting to see the first film next year.
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Not really about a society, more the lack thereof, but I think the Road by Cormac McCarthy is pretty petty important when it comes to dystopian.

Brave New World is another big one!

(And I adore the Time Machine!)
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A State of Denmark by Derek Raymond is really good.
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I recently read the Bone Season by Samantha Shannon and I would definitely recommend it. It was just different enough from most books of this genre that I found it very fresh and interesting.
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