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Anyone recommend a good dystopian novel?

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anunlikelyseahorse · 29/08/2023 16:29

I need a new book, and you lot are ace at recommending a good book, so please can I request your aceness again and ask for a good dystopian read.
I've done Orwell, Huxley, Wyndham, Atwood, Herbert, and a few others. I couldn't get on with Atwood, or The power by Naomi Alderman. James Herbert was a bit hit and miss, some of his books were great, others I gave up reading. I've read Suzanne Collins and think her book are really good.
My three criteria for a good read; gets straight into the story; written in third person (can't stand first person novels) reasonably believable story line. I don't have an issue with stereotype characters. TIA

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slopsan · 29/08/2023 17:44

The host by Stephanie Meyers.

AndThenItWas · 29/08/2023 17:42

Sajacas · 29/08/2023 17:39

The Wind Up Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi

Ooh yes! This was very good.

Sajacas · 29/08/2023 17:39

The Wind Up Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi

MojoJojo71 · 29/08/2023 17:37

I loved The Last Day by Andrew Hunter Murray (one of the QI elves, apparently)

Petrarkanian · 29/08/2023 17:34

Wool, can't remember the author.
Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood.

AndThenItWas · 29/08/2023 17:31

The Pesthouse - Jim Crace
The Gone-Away World - Nick Harkaway
The Death of Grass - John Christopher
On the Beach - Nevil Shute

catsandkid · 29/08/2023 17:28

Wanderers
And then the sequel - Wayward.

Stumbled across these last year and loved both.

Always love The Passage and the other books in the trilogy too (Justin Cronin)

Sudename · 29/08/2023 17:23

The Silo series by Hugh Howey

countdowntonap · 29/08/2023 16:56

Station Eleven

Oceancreature · 29/08/2023 16:54

I’ve just enjoyed reading ‘An Ocean of Minutes’ which has time travel into a dystopian type future. It’s by Thea Lim.

PotteringAlonggotkickedoutandhadtoreregister · 29/08/2023 16:50

Zone one - colson whitehead
the passage

Whatsthepoint1234 · 29/08/2023 16:49

I assume you’ve read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, I bought it for my teen ds but I proof read books before I give it to him (ASD) and I really enjoyed it! Other good dystopian novels I’ve read:
Woman on the Edge of Time - Marge Piercy
The Memory of Animals - Claire Fuller
Our Missing Hearts - Celeste Ng

OMGitsnotgood · 29/08/2023 16:49

LuciferRising · 29/08/2023 16:32

Just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I was initially put out by the writing style but then realised it was ingenius and reflected the theme and atmosphere of the novel.

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anunlikelyseahorse · 29/08/2023 16:46

Thank you, I'll look into all those titles. Teen books sound great I can pass them on to my teens! I don't have the brain power for anything highbrow anymore (maybe when I retire and dc are fully independent I might have more cranial capacity 😂).

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GuardiansPlayList · 29/08/2023 16:33

Never let me go.

Bells3032 · 29/08/2023 16:32

If you like the hunger games series I would deff look at the unwind series by Neal schusterman. It's teen fiction but I really enjoyed it. Same with the maze runner. The movie of it is dreadful though so don't bother there..

Slated is also very good as as is the delirium series but I think that's written i first person

LuciferRising · 29/08/2023 16:32

Just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I was initially put out by the writing style but then realised it was ingenius and reflected the theme and atmosphere of the novel.