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Might as well answer myself. rebelaessedai Send a noteboard - 07/09/2009 03:37:28 AM
1. What dystopian literature have you read?


Well, it appears I've read a good bit less than you fine folks.

-Zamyatin- We
-Ayn Rand- Anthem
-Orwell- 1984
-Lowry- The Giver
-McCarthy- The Road (though I don't consider this dystopian. It's just on the list from wiki.)

I have or am going to purchase this year:
-Atwood- The Handmaid's Tale
-Burgess- A Clockwork Orange
-Hawks- The Traveler
-Takami- Battle Royale
-James- The Children of Men
-Sargent- The Shore of Women
-Gibson- Neuromancer
-Rand- Atlas Shrugged

2. Which was your favorite, and why?

I greatly enjoyed the writing in We. Very well-written. Not very optimistic, though. The Giver and Anthem both had optimistic endings. Much appreciated in my quite depressing HS years.
3. Which was your least favorite, and why?

The Road. I just didn't get it.
4. Which did you find most disturbing, and why?

1984 and We both ended grimly.
5. Do you find it hard to read some dystopian literature because it is so disturbing?

I do indeed.
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Dystopian literature rebelaessedai - 05/09/2009 09:12:16 PM 1200 Views
Re: Dystopian literature Cal Trask - 05/09/2009 10:27:24 PM 920 Views
Re: Dystopian literature rebelaessedai - 06/09/2009 04:26:22 AM 878 Views
More than I thought. Chas - 05/09/2009 10:55:25 PM 877 Views
Again, The Road. rebelaessedai - 06/09/2009 04:30:09 AM 913 Views
Oh, nice survey. Legolas - 05/09/2009 11:08:55 PM 865 Views
Thanks rebelaessedai - 06/09/2009 04:35:03 AM 889 Views
Click the right-most box next to the Smiley Codes, between the Subject and Body. Legolas - 06/09/2009 12:14:35 PM 791 Views
Whoa. rebelaessedai - 06/09/2009 06:55:55 PM 858 Views
Crikey... Geoff - 05/09/2009 11:11:59 PM 899 Views
Amen to that last. rebelaessedai - 06/09/2009 04:40:26 AM 918 Views
Incidentally Geoff - 06/09/2009 08:02:12 AM 805 Views
Thanks. rebelaessedai - 06/09/2009 07:00:06 PM 862 Views
Not a problem Geoff - 06/09/2009 08:04:29 PM 1004 Views
I love the description, mentally impaired chimp! *NM* rebelaessedai - 07/09/2009 03:16:22 AM 439 Views
Re: Dystopian literature Dreaded Anomaly - 05/09/2009 11:22:40 PM 864 Views
Glad I'm helping people find new reads. rebelaessedai - 06/09/2009 04:42:28 AM 824 Views
good questions Krista - 06/09/2009 12:46:18 AM 944 Views
Interesting. rebelaessedai - 06/09/2009 04:44:27 AM 836 Views
Re: Dystopian literature Сталин - 06/09/2009 01:06:42 AM 893 Views
Hmm. rebelaessedai - 06/09/2009 04:46:49 AM 858 Views
I really like utopian/dystopian works. Vivien - 06/09/2009 01:49:04 AM 969 Views
So, what did you think of We? rebelaessedai - 06/09/2009 04:47:35 AM 885 Views
Re: Dystopian literature Bryce - 06/09/2009 08:10:21 AM 847 Views
LOL! Anecdotes about chicken. Nice. rebelaessedai - 06/09/2009 07:03:32 PM 865 Views
Good topic Missa Sedai - 06/09/2009 03:54:02 PM 861 Views
Thanks. rebelaessedai - 06/09/2009 07:06:07 PM 830 Views
Additions! Missa Sedai - 07/09/2009 04:07:24 PM 881 Views
I like dystopian and post-apocalyptic stories Vodalus - 06/09/2009 07:50:08 PM 1030 Views
I prefer dystopian, myself. rebelaessedai - 07/09/2009 03:21:51 AM 935 Views
The problem with post-apocalyptic stories is that there are so many which are utter crap. Vodalus - 07/09/2009 05:28:02 PM 830 Views
Yes, yes. rebelaessedai - 07/09/2009 08:34:11 PM 804 Views
Oh dear. I went and mixed up I-330 and O-90. Vodalus - 08/09/2009 03:19:21 AM 926 Views
rebelaessedai - 08/09/2009 04:28:24 PM 849 Views
Re: Dystopian literature snoopcester - 06/09/2009 08:48:48 PM 876 Views
Your left brain is blank? rebelaessedai - 07/09/2009 03:25:44 AM 846 Views
an edit of an edit that young Nebhead made to my sig. snoopcester - 07/09/2009 01:28:20 PM 951 Views
Why just your left? *NM* rebelaessedai - 07/09/2009 08:35:10 PM 435 Views
Might as well answer myself. rebelaessedai - 07/09/2009 03:37:28 AM 812 Views
Re: Dystopian literature SilverWarder - 08/09/2009 07:30:58 PM 1461 Views
Hey! Good to see you on this board! rebelaessedai - 08/09/2009 08:03:04 PM 976 Views
Well I couldn't stay away forever now could I? SilverWarder - 08/09/2009 08:42:37 PM 1084 Views
Re: Well I couldn't stay away forever now could I? rebelaessedai - 09/09/2009 03:13:33 PM 1074 Views
Re: Well I couldn't stay away forever now could I? jh - 09/09/2009 03:26:28 PM 798 Views
Yeah, that occurred to me right after I hit submit. *NM* rebelaessedai - 09/09/2009 07:15:30 PM 474 Views
Re: Well I couldn't stay away forever now could I? SilverWarder - 09/09/2009 05:37:38 PM 871 Views
I never thought of the Forever War as Dystopian but I guess it could be called that random thoughts - 14/09/2009 04:43:27 PM 865 Views
I'll join this party...rather late...but oh well Brian - 09/09/2009 07:59:26 PM 823 Views
Jesus man, jump on the wagon! rebelaessedai - 10/09/2009 03:54:26 AM 845 Views
Re: Jesus man, jump on the wagon! Brian - 10/09/2009 07:16:05 AM 971 Views
I like it Camilla - 12/09/2009 07:11:52 PM 972 Views
I liked it. rebelaessedai - 15/09/2009 03:22:53 PM 1502 Views
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