There’s a long list of things that draw us to post-apocalyptic stories – it’s the sense of danger and the thrill of survival against the odds, as well as the big questions of what happened? and what’s going to happen? On top of that is the constant mental battle for morality and humanity, since characters … Read more
From the first page, Cormac McCarthy’s bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road, captivates. Set in a grim portrait of post-apocalyptic America, the story follows a father and son as they trek across a ravaged, ash-ridden America. Even though The Road is heart-wrenching and horrific at times, it carries a hopeful undercurrent in the father … Read more
It is fascinating to read books about what a new society or world order would be like in the case of worldwide turmoil and catastrophe. The Darkest Minds is a haunting young adult dystopian novel by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Bracken. The novel centers around a group of kids who … Read more
We’ve all most likely heard of YA dystopian books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, The Maze Runner, etc., but where are the dystopian books adults want to dive into? There may be more than you think, starting with classics such as The Giver and Nineteen Eighty-Four (you know, the ones we were forced to read … Read more
The dystopian genre can be used in novels, films, comic books, graphic novels, and even video games. It typically uses an extremely oppressed society as the basis of its story, which may have been driven to misery by ongoing war, terror, social oppression, lack of personal freedoms, racism, sexism, disease, or environmental deterioration. Frequently in … Read more
Brave New World was written by English author Aldous Huxley and released in 1931. It is a classic novel of dystopian fiction and is considered to be highly influential as it was one of the first dystopian novels ever written. The novel is set in a futuristic dystopia known as the World State. It introduces … Read more
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a 1953 Dystopian novel that has captivated readers since its publication. It’s about a future society where books are outlawed and freedom of thought, expression, and information is suppressed. It has quickly become one of the household names in Dystopian fiction, and occasionally the first book people read in … Read more
If you’re somebody who enjoys dystopian fiction, then the chances are that you’ve read the cult classic by Margaret Atwood – A Handmaid’s Tale. Popular from its literary origins, it shot to even further fame with a small screen adaptation. A story of life in Gilead where a totalitarian society now rules and women are … Read more
If you’ve read the Divergent series cover to cover, and have watched the movies to death but still crave another YA, dystopian fix, this article has you covered! Divergent is a book series that along with The Hunger Games and Twilight defined the YA obsession of the late 2000s and 2010s, particularly in the realm … Read more