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I read, but didn't enjoy, 2024 - kind of a tribute to 1984 that didn't work very well...in my opinion, anyway.
Melki wrote: "I read, but didn't enjoy, 2024 - kind of a tribute to 1984 that didn't work very well...in my opinion, anyway."Too bad you didn't like it but it counts for a point here so your time was not completely wasted! :-)
Finished last night:Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
I liked it but I didn't love it. It was interesting to follow the connections that started from the character who dies on stage.
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The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood 1/20/15
I read Oryx and Crake, which is the first of the trilogy, last year. I would have to say that I liked this one better.
Connie wrote: "Finished my first dystopian book for this year. The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood 1/20/15
I read Oryx and Crake, which is the first of the trilogy, last year. ..."
I've tried to read Oryx and Crake a few times but couldn't get into it. Did you have the same problem?
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The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood 1/20/15
I read Oryx and Crake, which is the first of the trilo..."
I did have a little more trouble getting into it. You can read The Year of the Flood without reading Oryx and Crake.
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I read and reviewed my favorite book - Ella Minnow Pea. This is a reread for me, so I'm not sure if it counts, but it's definitely dystopian. An evil Town Council forces residents of a small island to do without various letters of the alphabet. I recommend it for ALL book lovers.
Melki wrote: "I read and reviewed my favorite book - Ella Minnow Pea. This is a reread for me, so I'm not sure if it counts, but it's definitely dystopian. An evil Town Council forces residents of..."It counts, you read it this year. Nice review, too!
Stephanie wrote: "It counts, you read it this year. Nice review, too! "Thanks for the point and the compliment.
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Hit my fourth with Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut and found it to be far more enjoyable than I thought it would be.
Finished last week but forgot to add here:Railsea by China Miéville
Gosh, this guy has an amazing imagination, not to mention he's also smokin' hot... Maybe I should file this under "Feelin' Hot, Hot, Hot"... ;-)
Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig. Also classified as cornpunk. This was a pretty good read, if a bit grim.
Rebecca wrote: "Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig. Also classified as cornpunk. This was a pretty good read, if a bit grim."I love Chuck Wendig's Miriam Black series, but "cornpunk"???? Please explain.
Stephanie wrote: "Rebecca wrote: "Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig. Also classified as cornpunk. This was a pretty good read, if a bit grim."I love Chuck Wendig's Miriam Black ..."
It's a world dominated by corn. So you could say it runs on corn, like steampunk worlds run on steam...it's Chuck's own term. I had to do some studying to figure out even sort of what he meant. :)
Read my fifth and last for this with Lord of the Flies by William Golding, which I enjoyed far more than I thought I would :-)
Finally got a second: Treasure. Sort of a mild dystopia that gets more chilling the more you think about it.
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Read up to 5 Dystopian or post-apocalyptic genre books.