Posts Tagged ‘Dystopia’
Death At Intervals (also published as Death With Interruptions) is an extremely surreal book by the Nobel Laureate, Jose Saramago. In a country (not necessarily futuristic), people have stopped dying one new year’s day, in spite of illness, accidents and life in general. The different strata of society react differently: people are initially joyous as […]
Filed under: Books 2010, General Fiction, Jose Saramago, Magical Realism, Nobel Prize Winners, Review | 13 Comments
Tags: Dystopia, Jose Saramago
David Mitchell – Cloud Atlas
In January 2009, I was introduced to the wonderful world of David Mitchell by a friend, who lent me the surreal number9dream – a book I absolutely loved. She proceeded to lend me Cloud Atlas next, and it’s been sitting abandoned on my unread shelf for about a year now, as I’ve been reluctant to pick […]
Filed under: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Booker Prize Shortlist, Books 2010, British Book Awards Book Of The Year, Complete Booker, David Mitchell, Guardian 1000, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, Review, Richard & Judy Book Group, Sci-Fi Challenge, Sci-Fi/Fantasy | 29 Comments
Tags: David Mitchell, Dystopia
Background: While this month, my blog entries seem to be focused a lot on the Take A Chance challenge, it’s only because the challenge is up end of month, and I am actually trying to finish it. After this, I only have one more challenge to tackle, and I’ve already started the final book (David […]
Filed under: Books 2009, John Christopher, Penguin Modern Classics, Review, Sci-Fi Challenge, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Take A Chance Challenge | 6 Comments
Tags: Dystopia, John Christopher, London
I’m still playing catch-up on 13th June’s Weekly Geeks. I know, I know, it’s been about a month, and that’s ample time to catch up! However, after this, I’ll just have two more to do: Disgrace, and His Dark Materials. Am planning to re-read the latter this month, so might end up doing that one […]
Filed under: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Booker Prize Shortlist, Books 2009, Commonwealth Writers Prize, Governor General's Award, Guardian 1000, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Margaret Atwood, Prometheus Award, Review, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Waterstones Books Of The Century, Waterstones Top 25 Books Of The Last 25 Years | 4 Comments
Tags: Dystopia, Margaret Atwood
George Orwell – Animal Farm
An anthropomorphic anti-Soviet social satire, this book stirred up a fair bit of controversy, and initially, a multitude of publishers refused to print it, fearing the repercussions of the act. The book focuses on the animals of Manor Farm, and how they go the full circle, from being owned by men and working for them, […]
Filed under: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Books 2009, George Orwell, Guardian 1000, Penguin Modern Classics, Prometheus Award, Review, Waterstones Books Of The Century | 1 Comment
Tags: Communism, Dystopia, Soviet Union
O my brothers, this book is real horrorshow. You must have slooshied about it, and in my opinion, it’s a must read. Apologies for the nadsat, i.e. teenage Russian slang, but I think this is partly responsible for making this book just as good as it is (and I really can’t rate it high enough). […]
Filed under: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Anthony Burgess, Books 2009, Guardian 1000, Penguin Modern Classics, Prometheus Award, Review, Waterstones Books Of The Century | Leave a Comment
Tags: Anthony Burgess, Dystopia, Ethics, Ludovico Technique
Aldous Huxley – Brave New World
A book set in the future, but has a title inspired by Shakepeare’s The Tempest, Brave New World details a dystopian society. However, if you’re expecting to see shades of Orwell’s 1984, you’re in for a surprise. On the other hand, there are some small comparisons that can be made with Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, another […]
Filed under: Aldous Huxley, Books 2009, Guardian 1000, Review, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Vintage Classics | 3 Comments
Tags: Aldous Huxley, Dystopia
You have to love the name of the book. That was reason enough to pick it up! Androids, and electric sheep. What could possibly make more sense? Seriously, the name of the book intrigued me enough to pick it up, just to see how bizarre sci-fi could get. It’s not as bizarre as it sounds, […]
Filed under: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Books 2009, Guardian 1000, Philip K Dick, Review, Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Leave a Comment
Tags: Dystopia, Philip K. Dick
