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Oh, nice survey. Legolas Send a noteboard - 05/09/2009 11:08:55 PM
1. What dystopian literature have you read?

1984, Animal Farm, Handmaid's Tale, probably more that I'm not thinking of atm.
2. Which was your favorite, and why?

1984. Very well written, believable, manages to show the dangers of totalitarianism without limiting its relevance by directly pointing at any one country or party.
3. Which was your least favorite, and why?

Handmaid's Tale, largely because it entirely fails at that last thing I mentioned in the previous question, and as such someone who doesn't buy the "American conservatives are gonna form a misogynistic theocracy" premise has a hard time taking the book seriously.
4. Which did you find most disturbing, and why?

1984, for much the same reasons why it's my favourite I guess.
5. Do you find it hard to read some dystopian literature because it is so disturbing?

Hm, not really... I got through 1984 easily enough.
Currently I'm reading Zamyatin's We. Anyone else ever read it? Thoughts?

No, but I've heard of it, and I should probably read it at some point.
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I really like utopian/dystopian works. Vivien - 06/09/2009 01:49:04 AM 883 Views
So, what did you think of We? rebelaessedai - 06/09/2009 04:47:35 AM 808 Views
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