Dystopia Land discussion
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Miranda wrote: "Hiya!My name is Miranda and I'm new to Goodreads, but definitely not new to reading. I'm currently in a kind of dystopian-mood, and going through the classics (rereading Fahrenhet 451 is next on ..."
Welcome Miranda ! I know right ? Seems like every other novel these days is some "YA Dystopian Nightmare" All rip-offs of "The Hunger Games" which is actually a rip-off (As all of them are) of a novel I really enjoyed titled Battle Royale by Japanese author Koushun Takami . Seems every time I turn around , I am reading the synopsis of another YA novel especially ebooks on my Kindle and Nook where these so-called "AUTHORS" sell these opportunistic shams 100 pages at a time for $2.99 or more calling them books in a series , when what they are actually doing is selling an entire book one chapter at a time .
Miranda wrote: "Hiya!My name is Miranda and I'm new to Goodreads, but definitely not new to reading. I'm currently in a kind of dystopian-mood, and going through the classics (rereading Fahrenhet 451 is next on ..."
Hi Miranda! I feel like you and I have similar tastes in genres. Literary classics and dystopias are my favorite genres to settle into. If you're looking for a modern dystopia that isn't a YA (like you, I'm also not a fan of those) you can try When She Woke, by Hillary Jordan. I just finished it and loved it. I'm not sure if you're into thess types, but it also relies heavily on religion and feminism. But if that's something you're into, or don't mind, this is definitely a good read.
Hello, all! I am Zarina, from Puerto Rico, but I go to college in Missouri. Reading is not only my hobby, but also my passion. There's nothing better than to curl up on a cold day with some hot chocolate and a good book. Dystopians are one of my favorite genres to read, along with classics and those with feminist themes. It's even better when the genres combine themselves, like Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, or my most recently finished novel, When She Woke, by Hillary Jordan. Ray Bradbury is my favorite dystopian writer so far. His short story, "There Will Come Soft Rains," just enthralls me.Anyway, I'm looking forward to discussing novels with all of you and finding new things to read. Happy reading!
Luo wrote: "Hi, I am reading 1984, 70% done. Quite enjoy reading it. And the Brave new world is my next thing. So, I would like to join in a reading group chat in which book lovers could share and discuss thei..."I'm starting 1984 tonight, and as for Brave New World, I can tell you it is fanstastic from start to finish, and the last paragraph hit me hard. I'd be more than happy to discuss either of them with you. Until then, happy reading!
Zarina wrote: "Hello, all! I am Zarina, from Puerto Rico, but I go to college in Missouri. Reading is not only my hobby, but also my passion. There's nothing better than to curl up on a cold day with some hot cho..."Welcome Zarina !
Zarina: thanks for the recommendation, I'll definitely look it up!
Michelle wrote: "Feel free to introduce yourself in this thread."Hi, My name is Mike:)I have just finished my third Science Fiction novel and first Dystopian Novel called Fear. Since it is my first Dystopian Novel, I could really use some beta readers to look at the book and offer some suggestions. For example, is the book too depressing?
I have read a lot of S.F. Heinline, Bradbury, Asimov, Dick, etc. and some dystopian novels as well.
Keith wrote: "Welcome Jeremy! Jeremy wrote: "Hello friends,
My name is Jeremy John, and I've recently completed a dystopia novel.
My favorite works of dystopian fiction are:
Fahrenheit 451
1984
The Windup Gi..."
Hi! My name's Vivi, and I love to read! Books are amazing and they transport me to a different world. Dystopian is one of my favorite genres because it tells us how one thing could happen, but we don't know if it is going to happen!
Hi all!!! I'm currently reading Legend by Marie Lu and am studying in Sydney :) I can't wait to discuss books and read your recommendations :D
hi guys, I love to read especially dystopian novels.my favorite book series are
the maze runner
the selection
and the hunger games.
I love reading a new book so if you have any suggestions please tell me and I will try to read it.
Hari wrote: "Hi I'm hari (yup my nickname) and my favorite dystopian books are (in no particular order)The Hunger Games series
the Divergent series
the Delirium series
Well that's all I can think of for now, ..." I can relate dystopian novels are the best. Have you read the selection series cause that series is amazing!
Hi all!I'm Simon, an author from England who lives in Barcelona and I've been a fan of good, thought-provoking Dystopia since I read 1984 as a child.
I've tried my hand at writing some Dystopian novels and have a couple published and several more in the pipeline, but I had to scrap the major work that I was planning... It was set in a nightmarish future where Trump had been elected President of America.
Hey Everyone! I'm Kat and I am currently a PreK teacher! When I am not teaching I am most likely reading anything dystopian! I do enjoy mystery and crime books, but dystopian are by far my favorite! I am hoping to join a really active group and gain more friends on here! I am also starting a book review blog! I am currently reading Gold Shadow by L.C Perry, a book I received for an honest review and I love it so far!
Mykayla wrote: "Hi, I'm Mykayla (yikes this sounds like a AA meeting) I am in tenth grade and I'm pretty much obsessed with dystopian romance books. My favorites are the Razorland Trilogy by Ann Aguirre and Champi..."Hi Mykayla ! Damn this sure does sound like an AA meeting ! Lol I think just about all dystopian literature has at least a little romance . 1984 and Brave New World .
Mykayla wrote: "Haha, I've read Brave new world, but not 1984! Thanks for the suggestion. I will be sure to read it! Thanks again.😀"You're welcome .
Hi everyone!Delighted to join and meet fellow dystopian fans. There's nothing like blowing up a world and rebuilding it, is there? A few years ago I wrote a musical based on an Ayn Rand novella The Anthem, and my new sci fi baseball novel A Mound Over Hell, set in 2098 after America's lost WW3 to radical Islam, comes out March 29.
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Gary
Hi new here! And I love Dystopian literature. I'm looking forward to chatting with you all! I am currently reading a few books and currently none of them dystopian. Any suggestions?
Gary wrote: "Hi everyone!Delighted to join and meet fellow dystopian fans. There's nothing like blowing up a world and rebuilding it, is there? A few years ago I wrote a musical based on an Ayn Rand novella Th..."
A Mound Over Hell sounds great ! I will definitely be watching for it in March . Glad to see it's coming out in paperback as well as an ebook as I prefer physical books to digital . Welcome to the group .
Katie wrote: "Hi new here! And I love Dystopian literature. I'm looking forward to chatting with you all! I am currently reading a few books and currently none of them dystopian. Any suggestions?"Have you read We by Yevgeny Zamyatin ? Welcome to the group .
Hello everybody, Angel from Dominican Republic, brand new to the genre, currently reading 1984 which is my first book into the genre, looking forward to meeting new people as well as new books :)
Hello everyone, I'm William Blackwell, a post-apocalyptic and horror fiction author. I love dystopian fiction, so I'm sure I'm in the right place. I'm always searching for the next great post-apocalyptic novel or film. Look forward to interacting with group members. Have a great day.William Blackwell
Hey, I made a spreadsheet for myself to keep track of the books I read. I started it in 2016 to keep track of a book goal and I've kept it up every since. I've got it pretty cleaned up and I'm ready to share it with anyone that wants it. I have one for audiobooks and one for paged books (they are both on the same spreadsheet, but I saved each one to make it easier).Here is the google drive link. It's free and it's 100% my own creation. All I ask is if you use it for the year, email me a copy of it so I can have fun with the data in it!
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XbE...
Hi! My names justin and I'm new to joining any kind of group, but really interested in advancing my knowledge and expand my library. I'm 25, Texan born and raised living in Arkansas but soon to move to Colorado! I love reading dystopian novels because It gives me a chance to view our world (or other worlds) and compare to a different one. My Favorite dystopian, which I have yet to see anything on would be Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Video Games, a world where you operate on the internet, a gigantic fortune to hunt down and a LOT of 80's references. What's not to like! Looking forward to reading and collaborating with ya'll. :)
Hi everyone. My name is Robert and I'm an avid reader of philosophy books in particular Stoicism and Ancient Greek Philosophy. I have a BA from Clemson University and a Masters of Library & Information Science (MLIS) from the University of South Carolina. I also have several books out on Amazon that I've written and published on Philosophy and Stoicism. One book in particular, City of Zeph, analyzes the philosophical and existential angst of modern America in a thematic style similar to Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Interested members can check out my books, including City of Zeph, at https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Woolsto... ---- Please contact me at woolstonrobert@gmail.com if you'd like to receive a complimentary copy of any of my philosophy books to read. review and leave a star rating on Amazon.
Hi All,Great to find this group. I'm a big fan of all future stories (and strangely a lot of stuff set well in the past... and, hmm, quite a bit set right now!).
As well as being an avid reader, I'm an author too - Miles Hudson in an equally wide range of genres to what I read. Physics textbooks for schools, detective mysteries, and most recently a dystopian future thingy.
Looking forward to sharing some chat about possible future worlds!
Justin wrote: "Hi! My names justin and I'm new to joining any kind of group, but really interested in advancing my knowledge and expand my library. I'm 25, Texan born and raised living in Arkansas but soon to mov..."Hi, Justin and welcome to Dystopia Land. Ready Player One was an amazing debut novel. Spielberg optioned it and is bringing it to the big screen next month. The trailer for it looks terrific. Check out the reader reviews of the book. I think you'll find a lot of like-minded fans of the book.
Hi everyone, I am Kamna. I read novels from all genres, I can say that I have tried to read at least one from each genre. But out of all I love dystopian novels the most. Here are some of them that I have read -
1) Divergent series
2) Hunger games series
3) Delirium
4) The Finisher
Mykayla wrote: "Kamna wrote: "Hi everyone, I am Kamna. I read novels from all genres, I can say that I have tried to read at least one from each genre. But out of all I love dystopian novels the most. Here are so..."
Hello Mykayla, thank you for your recommendations! I would definitely read them as soon as I finish Delirium series.
Hello everyone! I love writing and reading sci-fi/fantasy and action/adventure stories! Looking forward to improving what's on my shelf and what I put on the page as time goes by! Hoping to get to know everyone! :)
Hello everybody!My name is Marvin and I definitely love dystopian novels. I have read so far The Hunger Games, 1984 and Brave New World. I am looking forward to read more of this type of novel as long as they create some suspense so it will keep me interested.
Mykayla wrote: "Kamna wrote: "Mykayla wrote: "Kamna wrote: "Hi everyone, I am Kamna. I read novels from all genres, I can say that I have tried to read at least one from each genre. But out of all I love dystopia..."
😂 I can definitely relate to you. I do this all the time. I recommend my favourite novels to everyone and anyone! It is like, I can not sleep peacefully until I convince everyone to read it!!! So you are definitely not the only obnoxious one😋
Hi, my name is Gretchen Van Lente and I am looking to be part of Good Reads. I write in all genres, but Literary Horror comes natural to me. I just published a collections called She-Thing and Other Righteous Tales and posted it on Good Reads. This is all new to me. I've had a hard time finding a book to read, but I am finding them here, alas. I'm grateful for the suggestions.
Hello! I'm M, a general YA lover. I like dystopian novels, quite a lot, but have found recently that I get bored reading these new books that basically have the same plot over and over again. So I'm looking for some original dystopian books to feast on!My love of reading turned into a love of writing so I write fanfiction (not real literature, I know, I know), short stories, and poems. I'm also an aspiring journalist.
Hello all, So cool to be able to exchange here! I am a big fan of dystopian fiction, and a writer of semi-dystopia myself... I have just finished my first novel about a parallel universe where a civil war ravaged Europe and an app similar to Tinder is about to replace democracy. The book is called DISCO SOUR and it will be out in May, published by Unbound.
cheers to all!
G
Rikki wrote: "Hey everyone, I'm Rikki! I'm a 30-something Canadian who adores dystopic fiction. I've been lurking through some of the different threads and love reading everyone's perspectives. I've been writi..."
Hey Rikki, good to read your introduction - welcome! I similarly have made a (fairly meagre) living from writing for many years now. Mostly physics textbooks for school students, but trying to break into fiction. I'm on the way to getting my first dystopian novel, 2089, published.
I liked your description of how you write in the mornings with instrumental music only - I have a rule that I can't open my email software before noon!
Rikki wrote: "Hey everyone, I'm Rikki! I'm a 30-something Canadian who adores dystopic fiction. I've been lurking through some of the different threads and love reading everyone's perspectives. I've been writi..."
Hey, Rikki. Great to meet another Canadian author. Best of luck with your writing career and I wish you all the success in the world trying to break out of the corporate mold.
Hey, all!I'm Alex, and I'm currently studying English in university! I aspire to write novels in the future, and dystopia is one of my favourite facets of literature. I adore 1984, and some others like Farenheight 451 and Brave New World. Right now I'm reading Ready Player One (for a second time), and I plan to start Man in the High Castle very soon.
I'm expanding my horizons, so I hope to read some great dystopian novels with the rest of you!
Michelle wrote: "Feel free to introduce yourself in this thread."Hi!
My name is Mike and I have just written a Dystopian Novel Called Fear. Just editing it now. Oh, yes, and I've read a few of them and seen some of the movies as well.
Hi! I'm Liz. I love me some dystopia, starting with the Handmaid's Tale, up to Hunger Games, Matched, and Wither, but I've gotten behind in my reading, and I need suggestions. I'm looking forward to meeting people and hearing what's new, dark, and angsty in dystopia land!
Hello,I am Sandra, 49 y/o, from NL.
I have been lurking around for a few weeks now...and thought I'd be nice to say 'hi' to you all... :)
Dystopia is my favorite genre, however, I generally read just about anything that I can get my hands on...
Apart from dystopia, I love, love, love Shirley Jackson!.
Hello, dystopia readers,I'm Dave, a long-time fan of post-apocalyptic and dystopic fiction (I've also written some of it), and I'm always on the lookout for new stuff that's engaging and well-written. Partly out of wanting to stay current and partly out of plain old interest, I read a lot of YA, although I'm long past being your typical (by age) YA reader. I also don't turn up my nose at adult novels, and I read across a wide range of genres. I just finished Eventide (adult), which is not at all dystopic but wonderful anyway, and before that it was The Alex Crow, which is at least semi-dystopic. Right now I'm reading The Knife of Never Letting Go, which is both dystopic and YA. It's gooood.
Hi everyone! My name is Catherine and I read so many genres but right now I am on a real dystopian kick! I hope I can make some great friends with like minded tastes in books and can do my part in recommending my favorite books!
Hello, My name is Mayra. I'm now passing time reading a lot of fiction, supernatural, dystopian books. I recently read The numbers game series and the culling and they were pretty good. I have also read a lot of Bella Forrest works. I would love some recommendations.
Hello everyone.I'm a full-time reader and writer, but I'm first and foremost a reader, and I love dystopian, apocalyptic, and post-apocalyptic literature. All those subgenres have influenced my own books.
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MAYRA M FUENTES wrote: "Hello, My name is Mayra. I'm now passing time reading a lot of fiction, supernatural, dystopian books. I recently read The numbers game series and the culling and they were pretty good. I have also..."Hi Mayra . How about We by Yevgeny Zamyatin ? OR The MaddAddam Trilogy: Oryx and Crake; The Year of the Flood; MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood ?
Andrew,C. S. Lewis was a contemporary of Tolkien and is better known for his Narnia series. That Hideous Strength is part of his "Out of the Silent Planet Series"--good and interesting sci-fi, but again more like allegorical Christian stories than dystopian ones.
Because you're starting a list of classics, I'd add The Time Machine, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and Fahrenheit 451--the latter, at least from GR's POV, is at least as depressing. I'm sure I read more in my youth, but they now live in a galaxy long ago and far away amidst my old gray matter.
Dystopian has to at least start out depressing, methinks--the history of the subgenre exists because famous writers WERE depressed by what they saw around them and feared in their immediate future.
r/Steve
Hi everyone ! I'm Anna. I'm a book blogger. I read mostly fantasy or dystopian books. I loved the Delirium series and Hunger games.
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My name is Miranda and I'm new to Goodreads, but definitely not new to reading. I'm currently in a kind of dystopian-mood, and going through the classics (rereading Fahrenhet 451 is next on my list). Might dip into some more modern dystopias later, but I feel like most of it is YA which isn't really my cup of tea.