What is a dystopian novel, you say? It usually involves a controlled state, posing as a utopia, in which citizens actually have very little control over their lives. There is usually one person (or sometimes a group) that tries to fight a controlling entity (government, technology) and break away from the crowd. The Hunger Games is one of many dystopian novels that are extremely hot right now. 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America by Albert Brooks is another newer dystopian novel making waves. Here are just a few titles for you to try:
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Blindness by Jose Saramago
The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Clarence Palmer
Seed by Rob Ziegler
Things We Didn't See Coming by Steven Amsterdam
Veracity by Laura Bynum
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
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