What's new
By:

Dystopian fiction

gandalfe

gandalfe

Well-Known Member
Contributor
Just out of curiosity, and for no political reason whatsoever, what are your favorite pieces of dystopian fiction? Are you a fan of the classic novels, like 1984 and Brave New World? Maybe something more modern and specific, like Handmaid's Tale or Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents? Maybe you prefer films that don't rely on previous literature, like 12 Monkeys, or the Matrix, or Gattaca?
 
Interstellar
12 monkeys
The recent mad max movies
3 body problem (I watched the first season of the TV series. I'm starting on the first book tonight) not sure if this one counts or not but aliens basically take over the world before they even arrive to destroy us all.
The book of Eli
Handmaid's tale
 
Amusing ourselves to death:

it’s non-fiction but seems like a documentary. It was written in the 1980s about how Huxley was right and Orwell was wrong. Society doesn’t need to be brainwashed to be controlled. It just needs to be entertained. Teevee was the medium for cheapening our politics, personal connections, and intelligence in this book. One can easily see how he was right… but it took a combo of teevee and smartphones.

Lord of the Flies:
The strongest and dumbest kid on the island rules the rest of the kids.

Brave New World:
It’s just really good.

1984:
It was good to read once. It’s otherwise really dark and depressing. One hopes we aren’t headed towards this type of society.

A Very Dangerous Game:
Quick read pretty fun.

Fahrenheit 451:
Obviously

Handmaid’s Tale:
Seems like a non-fiction documentary now.

The Clockwork Orange:
Get it on audiobook. Far easier to understand.

Severance (both book and movie even though they don’t have much in common)



​

 
The Thriller said:
Amusing ourselves to death:

it’s non-fiction but seems like a documentary. It was written in the 1980s about how Huxley was right and Orwell was wrong. Society doesn’t need to be brainwashed to be controlled. It just needs to be entertained. Teevee was the medium for cheapening our politics, personal connections, and intelligence in this book. One can easily see how he was right… but it took a combo of teevee and smartphones.

Lord of the Flies:
The strongest and dumbest kid on the island rules the rest of the kids.

Brave New World:
It’s just really good.

1984:
It was good to read once. It’s otherwise really dark and depressing. One hopes we aren’t headed towards this type of society.

A Very Dangerous Game:
Quick read pretty fun.

Fahrenheit 451:
Obviously

Handmaid’s Tale:
Seems like a non-fiction documentary now.

The Clockwork Orange:
Get it on audiobook. Far easier to understand.

Severance (both book and movie even though they don’t have much in common)



​

Click to expand...
Is severance movie related to severance TV series?
 
The Road is the most depressing movie I ever saw before.

I think Interstellar is the GOAT
 
fishonjazz said:
3 body problem (I watched the first season of the TV series. I'm starting on the first book tonight) not sure if this one counts or not but aliens basically take over the world before they even arrive to destroy us all.
Click to expand...
I wouldn't really call it dystopian, at least not the first book/season. By the 2nd book, it's an arguable point. (I have read all 3 of the main books, someone else wrote a 4th book that I haven't read.) The books are FANTASTIC, and I really love the translation work by Ken Liu (no relation to the author, Liu Cixin).
 
I read a piece that said the 20th Century gave us 4 main types of dystopian fiction: Orwellian, Huxleyan, Kafkaesque, and (I love this) Phildickian.

www.damnitiloveamerica.com

Dystopian Fiction — Damn It, I Love America!

The elements of dystopian fiction depicts fear, distress, tyrannical governments, religious dogmatism and other characteristics associated cataclysmic decline in society, all resulting a promise for societal perfection.
www.damnitiloveamerica.com www.damnitiloveamerica.com
 
Book: Ender's Game
Movie: the Matrix (just the first one, the rest just feel like money grabs to me)
 
Have any of you read the Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler? Truly frightening, even moreso than Handmaid's Tale.
 
fishonjazz said:
Interstellar
12 monkeys
The recent mad max movies
3 body problem (I watched the first season of the TV series. I'm starting on the first book tonight) not sure if this one counts or not but aliens basically take over the world before they even arrive to destroy us all.
The book of Eli
Handmaid's tale
Click to expand...
The 3 Body Problem book is amazing. Like sort of life altering. The show was okay. Better than I was expecting and I'm in for the rest of the series.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page
Back
Top