Task 7: Read a Dystopian or Post-Apocalyptic Novel

[Rokkan]

I'm going to read 1984 by George Orwell. Somehow, in over 25 years of reading, it's managed to pass me by.

[Daena]

I am excited to have the opportunity to finish off this series. I'll be reading Acceptance.

[Lauren]

Looking forward to reading The Country of Ice Cream Star or The Water Knife for this category.

[Astrid]

Thinking of finishing Wool Omnibus since I started it but never finished it several years ago. Might also do Annihilation or Divergent

[Kathy]

I'll read my first book by Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go.

[Maartje]

I have just started reading Cinder for this one.

[Leslie]

Seveneves - by Neal Stephenson
The Girl with All the Gifts-by M.R. Carey
CyberStorm- by Matthew Mather
The Road -by Cormac McCarthy

[Pauline]

I just finished Blindness for this task.

[Kate]

I need to stop reading these lists! I always come up with 3 or 4 books that I want to read!!! I loved Station Eleven. I am thinking of The Handmaid's Tale, The Water Knife, or 1984. I also loved Never Let Me Go! Really stays with you!

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Discovered Margaret Atwood last year with 'The Handmaid's Tale'. Looking forward to 'Oryx and Crake' for this challenge.

[Marie]

Possibilities: Station Eleven, Partials, Cinder

[Sarah]

This is one of the categories I think I will really have trouble with, so I'm going with Snowpiercer - Jacques Lob. I adored the film, so would be interesting to read the graphic novel it came from.

[Rainey]

Sarah wrote: "This is one of the categories I think I will really have trouble with, so I'm going with Snowpiercer - Jacques Lob. I adored the film, so would be interesting to read the graphic novel it came from."

That was also made into a movie. So once you read it you could watch the movie, compare and complete another square.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706620/

[Maartje]

Kate wrote: "Right now I'm leaning towards Never Let Me Go. I wish I hadn't already read We (more than once), it would be perfect."


I read Never Let Me Go last week, and I highly recommend it!

[sarah]

I'm going with the first full-length novel from Claire Vaye Watkins - Gold Fame Citrus. This is set in post-apocalyptic California.

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Finished Animal Farm. And with that, Task 7 is complete!

[Angela]

I read More Than This by Patrick Ness last year. I thought it was a very good book and would fit in here.
I may go for Never Let Me Go or Oryx and Crake.

[Maddie]

Rainey wrote: "Station Eleven is the one for me for this task."

I'm reading this for my horror book!

[Shannon]

I really enjoyed both Station Eleven and The Handmaid's Tale last year. I see a lot of people listing those here. I'm going to go for The Heart Goes Last.

[Carol]

Would Grasshopper Jungle work for this task?

[Beachesnbooks]

I just finished Enclave by Ann Aguirre for this task--fast-paced post-apocalyptic YA.

[Dan]

I'll be reading the third book in Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Series (which I was lucky enough to get signed at BRL :D)

[Stephanie]

First task of the challenge finished: The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. A beautiful and heartbreaking book. Had to keep a dictionary handy, but it was so worthwhile.

[Anna]

I'l probably read Morning Star (Red Rising #3) when it comes out. Though I also have Oryx and Crake sitting on my bookshelf.

Maybe I'll try to fit in both.

[Trudie]

Sarah wrote: "I'm going with the first full-length novel from Claire Vaye Watkins - Gold Fame Citrus. This is set in post-apocalyptic California."

Yes, me too this is the book I am starting the challenge with, so far I am enjoying it.

[Viv]

A friend has recommended I read Jennifer Government and I think this would fit nicely for this task.

[Dhruv]

I've been meaning to read Red Rising for some time. Has anyone here read it and would recommend it?

[Elle]

Naughtylus wrote: "I've been meaning to read Red Rising for some time. Has anyone here read it and would recommend it?"

I read it and enjoyed it very much. I'm a sci-fi/fantasy person anyway so it was right up my alley. I encourage you to read it because Pierce Brown tells a great story with some twists and isn't one to pull many punches. I snatched up the second book in the trilogy, Golden Son, when it came out last year because I really wanted to know what happened next. Hope this helps.

[Dhruv]

Elle wrote: "Naughtylus wrote: "I've been meaning to read Red Rising for some time. Has anyone here read it and would recommend it?"

I read it and enjoyed it very much. I'm a sci-fi/fantasy per..."

Thanks!! Will do

[Courtney]

Trudie wrote: "This one should be one of the easier tasks as it is one of my favourite genres - I am going to go for a recent title Gold Fame Citrus"

Mine too! I started this book a few months ago but couldn't get into it. I loved Battleborn, her previous book, so I really want to try again!

[Courtney]

One of the best books I read last year was The Rest of Us Just Live Here, I loved it so much.
Other books I love are:
Life As We Knew It
A Friend of the Earth
Ready Player One
I might read The 5th Wave and two-fer it by taking my kid to the movies to see it. :)

[Courtney]

Allie wrote: "I loved Station Eleven! My book club just read that last month. I plan to read Annihilation; I had already read a lot of the more popular dystopian novels ([book:The Hunger Games|27..."
Annihilation creeped me out! In a good way. :)

[Courtney]

Robin wrote: "I was planning to read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang for the challenge I am doing of reading a book written in every year of my ..."
That's a really cool challenge! I'm turning 30 this year so maybe I'll try in celebration.

[Karin]

Cash Crash Jubilee: Book One of the Jubilee Cycle ended up being a very clever, original pick for this challenge! Very cool postcapitalist worldbuilding.

[Robin P]

Courtney wrote: "Robin wrote: "I was planning to read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang for the challenge I am doing of reading a book written in eve..."

Yes, it's been a good way for me to get through some of my many shelves of unread books, and I've tried to use them at the same time for other challenges like this one. I think the way it was set up was that if you are in your 20's you get you get 1 year to finish and you add 6 months for each decade after that, so at my advanced age, I get a total of 3 years.

[Alissa]

I'm a huge fan of this genre. Went with Oryx and Crake.

[Trudie]

Book 1/24 finished, Here is my review.Gold, Fame, Citrus, The book didn't quite gel with me, but would like others thoughts if anyone else is reading it. Onwards to historical fiction next ...

[Amy]

I just finished The Girl with All the Gifts. I listened to the audio book and loved Finty Williams' narration.

[Barbara]

I'll probably either do Station Eleven, The Girl in the Road, or the new Justin Cronin that's scheduled to come out this year.

I listened to The Girl With all the Gifts last year, and I didn't love it. I didn't particularly like the narrator, and I was disappointed at the way the scientist was written. I may be a little oversensitive about it because I'm a biochemist, but we're not all sociopaths, and I get annoyed with the laziness of the "cold and cruel" scientist trope.

[Lucy]

I'm reading Brilliance by Marcus Sakey for my dystopian novel. Really good so far, and this isn't a genre I usually like so that is high praise ;)

[Stephanie]

Does the Red Queen count as a Dystopian society book? I do think it is considered it, but I would like someone else's opinion. :)

[Lisa]

I'm reading Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead: Invasion which will also satisfy the Horror genre task 1

[Elle]

Stephanie wrote: "Does the Red Queen count as a Dystopian society book? I do think it is considered it, but I would like someone else's opinion. :)"

Red Queen definitely has a dystopian society. Go for it!

[Angela]

I'm going to start with Never Let Me Go, but can thoroughly recommend The Handmaid's Tale - an excellent read, in my opinion.

[Ashley]

I am listening to The Bees by Laline Pauli, I just chose this book because it was available at the library and was on my TBR but as I'm listening to it, I definitely think that it could fall under the dystopian category.

[Jacqueline]

I've had The Handmaid's Tale on my TBR pile for a while, so I'm reading this one.

[Brandi]

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... Finished this one for the challenge and bonus is that it's a 2-fer with Task 16: Read the first book in a series by a person of color.

[Angela]

Ashley wrote: "I am listening to The Bees by Laline Pauli, I just chose this book because it was available at the library and was on my TBR but as I'm listening to it, I definitely think that it could fall under ..."

I've just finished reading this one....really enjoyed it!

[Ramona]

I read Matched by Ally Condie and thoroughly enjoyed it. I never would have read this book on my own. My mom picked it up at a used book store and loved it so she passed it to me and I've had it on my shelf for a year. I didn't like The Hunger Games or The Maze Runner so I'd written off the entire genre. I enjoyed this one because it isn't quite as dark as those others and has a strong message of the importance of love, family and hope.

[Trina]

My book club is reading a few that I can probably count, but I wanted to recommend FEED by M.T. Anderson. It's a favorite!