Dystopian / Post-Apocalyptic

[Dustin]

I enjoyed Ender's Game a lot, too!

[Dustin]

Sharon wrote: "Chuck wrote: "I've been hearing lot about . I plan on getting the audiobook next month and giving it a go.

One I actually have but haven't listened to it yet is
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Sharon- I haven't read The Passage since it first came out, and have been interested in The Twelve for quite awhile. I'm hoping to re-read the former and proceed with the 2nd book sometime this summer. I am kind of bummed that Amy is put on the sidelines a bit, though...

[Patrick]

Never intended to go to dystopian until I picked up The Dog Stars, a good first novel by Peter Heller. ...rather new.

[GeneralTHC]

Patrick wrote: "Never intended to go to dystopian until I picked up The Dog Stars, a good first novel by Peter Heller. ...rather new."

I just read that. I liked it. Those type of stories are some of my very favorites.

[Patrick]

Chuck wrote: "Patrick wrote: "Never intended to go to dystopian until I picked up The Dog Stars, a good first novel by Peter Heller. ...rather new."

I just read that. I liked it. Those type of stories are some ..."
This does seem like it could become my favorite genre. Didn't expect them to be so heartfelt and relatable. I'm sure they are all different but I am a little less skeptical about it.

[Evans]

Patrick wrote: "Never intended to go to dystopian until I picked up The Dog Stars, a good first novel by Peter Heller. ...rather new."

Thanks for the suggestion. Sounds interesting!

[Patrick]

Evans wrote: "Patrick wrote: "Never intended to go to dystopian until I picked up The Dog Stars, a good first novel by Peter Heller. ...rather new."

Thanks for the suggestion. Sounds interesting!"

No problem. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

[GeneralTHC]

Patrick wrote: "Chuck wrote: "Patrick wrote: "Never intended to go to dystopian until I picked up The Dog Stars, a good first novel by Peter Heller. ...rather new."

I just read that. I liked it. Those type of sto..."

Yeah, they're not all like that. You might try I Am Legend though. It's pretty short and it's definitely one of the best of this type.

[Ice]

Dustin wrote: "I enjoyed Ender's Game a lot, too!"

Ender's Game is great but being spoilt by the prequels and some of the sequels - although I enjoyed Speaker for the Dead.

[Dustin]

I'll be re-reading Ender's Game sometime, and the 2nd book, Speaker for the Dead has been added to my "to-read" shelf.

[Jane]

I just read this book and thought it was a great addition to the story line. Beware it has spoilers for folks that haven't read it. I loved hearing about how other people perceived the story.

Ender's World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender's Game Orson Scott Card

[Dustin]

Jane wrote: "I just read this book and thought it was a great addition to the story line. Beware it has spoilers for folks that haven't read it. I loved hearing about how other people perceived the story.

Ende..."

Wow, this looks great, Jane! Thank you for sharing!
For anyone interested, there's a GR giveaway currently taking place. Enter for your chance to win!:)

[Tim]

If you like dystopian books read Brave New Worlds. It is a collection of short stories.

[Patrick]

Reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy which many people compare The Dog Stars to. I see minimal similarities so far but I'm only 32 pages into it.

[Adam]

The Road is on my TBR list. I need to get a copy of that one.

[Janie]

I just got The Road myself. I heard it was a difficult read due to lack of communication. Is this true?

[Sam]

Janie.

I read the road and found it really easy to read

[Dustin]

Tim wrote: "If you like dystopian books read Brave New Worlds. It is a collection of short stories."

I really want to read Brave New World!!

[Dustin]

Janie wrote: "I just got The Road myself. I heard it was a difficult read due to lack of communication. Is this true?"

I love The Road, and McCarthy's work is amazing, IMO. As for your question, it is a fairly simple and straight forward novel, it's just very, VERY bleak! I kid you not, just about every page has the word 'black' or some variation thereof, at least once!

[Patrick]

Really enjoyingThe Road. I don't find it that difficult to read but the author doesn't use quotation marks and there are a lot terms unfamiliar to me. I just keep my dictionary app open. I don't think everyone will have this problem. After the first couple of pages, I got used to the author's style and was really drawn into the story.

[GeneralTHC]

Patrick wrote: "Reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy which many people compare The Dog Stars to. I see minimal similarities so far but I'm only 32 pages into it. "

I've read them both. They're both post-apocalyptic fiction, so they'll have a lot of those elements in common.

[Adam]

I think Tim is referring to a short story Dustin. Do you have Brave New World?

[Courtney]

I love dystopian stories! Some of my favourites are Blindness, The Handmaid's Tale, Brave New World, Oryx and Crake (although this one's arguably more post-apocalyptic, as are The Stand and Swang Song, two of my all-time favourite books)

[Anthea]

I loved, loved, loved The Road. It's grim, but beautifully written. I read it 2 years ago and I still think about it.

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Another one for my to-read list. Maybe I can actually finish the list whenever I get to heaven or wherever I am going when I die. LOL

[GeneralTHC]

Cindy wrote: "Another one for my to-read list. Maybe I can actually finish the list whenever I get to heaven or wherever I am going when I die. LOL"

I want that Matrix-like technology where I can just plug into my computer and download it right into my brain, lol.

[Dustin]

Patrick wrote: "Really enjoyingThe Road. I don't find it that difficult to read but the author doesn't use quotation marks and there are a lot terms unfamiliar to me. I just keep my dictionary app open. I don't th..."

Yes, he certainly has a unique style!

[Dustin]

Adam wrote: "I think Tim is referring to a short story Dustin. Do you have Brave New World?"

Oh okay. Thank you for the clarification, Adam. Unfortunately, I don't have Huxley's Brave New World. I really want to read it, though!! How about yourself?

[Dustin]

Courtney wrote: "I love dystopian stories! Some of my favourites are Blindness, The Handmaid's Tale, Brave New World, Oryx and Crake (although this one's arguably more post-apocalyptic, as are The Stand and Swang S..."

Courtney- Blindness sounds AMAZING, I simply must read it!!

[Adam]

i have Brave New World. Have not read it yet.

[Dustin]

Adam wrote: "i have Brave New World. Have not read it yet."

Hopefully we can get to it relatively soon, eh Adam?

[Adam]

Maybe, Dustin. I know that we already have a pretty hefty reading schedule ahead. I picked up Pillars Of The Earth the other day and it has been calling to me.

[Courtney]

Dustin wrote: "Courtney wrote: "I love dystopian stories! Some of my favourites are Blindness, The Handmaid's Tale, Brave New World, Oryx and Crake (although this one's arguably more post-apocalyptic, as are The ..."

Blindness is amazing! Brutal, horrifying, but heartfelt and beautifully written.

[Rick]

Adam wrote: "Maybe, Dustin. I know that we already have a pretty hefty reading schedule ahead. I picked up Pillars Of The Earth the other day and it has been calling to me."

I've been hearing the same calling Adam. I picked up Pillars of the Earth a few months ago, and everyone I know, who've read it, have loved it. I was told that in spite of it's size, it's a great read.

[Adam]

Rick wrote: "Adam wrote: "Maybe, Dustin. I know that we already have a pretty hefty reading schedule ahead. I picked up Pillars Of The Earth the other day and it has been calling to me."

I've been hearing the ..."

We should definitely read it soon. I like grand epic reads. It has a sequel, too, which is even longer.

[Courtney]

Pillars is fantastic. One of my all-time favourite books.

The sequel is great too.

[GeneralTHC]

I've only read two Ken Follet books but they were both excellent.

[GeneralTHC]

I think we may need a post-apocalyptic thread.

[Janie]

Sam wrote: "Janie.

I read the road and found it really easy to read"

Thanks Sam. :) I am looking forward to it. I will read it probably this next month some time.

[Janie]

Patrick wrote: "Really enjoyingThe Road. I don't find it that difficult to read but the author doesn't use quotation marks and there are a lot terms unfamiliar to me. I just keep my dictionary app open. I don't th..."

Glad you are enjoying this Patrick, or you are probably done by now. LOL I think I will do ok with this read.

[GeneralTHC]

Janie wrote: "Sam wrote: "Janie.

I read the road and found it really easy to read"

Thanks Sam. :) I am looking forward to it. I will read it probably this next month some time."

I'm sure you would love it, Janie.

[Dustin]

Courtney wrote: "Dustin wrote: "Courtney wrote: "I love dystopian stories! Some of my favourites are Blindness, The Handmaid's Tale, Brave New World, Oryx and Crake (although this one's arguably more post-apocalypt..."

I really appreciate your thoughts on it, Courtney. Thank you!

[Dustin]

Adam wrote: "Rick wrote: "Adam wrote: "Maybe, Dustin. I know that we already have a pretty hefty reading schedule ahead. I picked up Pillars Of The Earth the other day and it has been calling to me."

I've been..."

I could agree more, Pillars is indeed amazing! I'm not fond of Follet's writing, but looking beyond that, it's fantastic! I haven't read the sequel (yet,) but I will someday. Enjoy it, guys and gals!

[Adam]

Ah, I didn't know you had read Pillars already, Dustin. That's great. I am sure I will be reading it soon.

[Dustin]

Adam wrote: "Ah, I didn't know you had read Pillars already, Dustin. That's great. I am sure I will be reading it soon."

Yep, Pillars is the only book (so far) that I've read on our Nook.:)

[GeneralTHC]

I noticed on Audible that Alas, Babylon is one of the Customer Favorites, so I downloaded it. I'm definitely a fan of that stuff. The scenario I believe is nuclear war, which reminded me of SWAN SONG. But I just realized it was written in 1959. This led me to think about a couple of things(lookout!). I don't believe kids today fear nuclear war as they did back when I was growing up in the late 70s and 80s. I think that was one reason why SWAN SONG probably kicked so much ass: nuclear war was a real possibility. I remember people used to talk about it almost as if it were a forgone conclusion. I imagine when this book was written people were seriously freaking. Anyway, I just hope it doesn't feel too dated. I AM LEGEND is even older than that and think it's still probably one the very best.

[Patrick]

Janie wrote: "Patrick wrote: "Really enjoyingThe Road. I don't find it that difficult to read but the author doesn't use quotation marks and there are a lot terms unfamiliar to me. I just keep my dictionary app ..."

I'm sure you will do fine. The dialog isn't that hard to follow. I did find myself rereading but its worth it. But yeah, I've been done for a while. Really liked the book as a whole. Enjoy!

[Janie]

Chuck wrote: "I'm sure you would love it, Janie. "

Thanks Chuck it sounds like something I will like!

Patrick wrote: "I'm sure you will do fine. The dialog isn't that hard to follow. I did find myself rereading but its worth it. But yeah, I've been done for a while. Really liked the book as a whole. Enjoy! "

Thanks Patrick, I will be reading this very soon. I do look forward to it. Thanks for the input! :)

[Lina]

Love me some dystopian. I haven't read many, only The Hunger Games series, which is beyond awesome, and I'm reading the Uglies trilogy now. Even though I haven't read much, I'm a very big fan of the concept, and will probably read many more.

[Dustin]

Lina wrote: "Love me some dystopian. I haven't read many, only The Hunger Games series, which is beyond awesome, and I'm reading the Uglies trilogy now. Even though I haven't read much, I'm a very big fan of th..."

That's great, Lina!