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Dystopian book talk2
1. Dystopian Novels to Check out
So, WHAT IS A DYSTOPIA? Dystopian societies are a counter-utopia.
They are a repressed, controlled, and restricted system with multiple
social controls put into place by those in power. they often they have
issues of surveillance and invasive technologies. definitely NOT a place
where you’d want to live.
2. The Hunger Games Trilogy are the most popular example of a
novel with a Dystopian setting. If you haven't read them you
should, because they are a fast paced read filled with excitement,
fighting and romance, they have something for everyone. But if
you have already read the Hunger Games, and even if you haven't
, you might find yourself asking “What can I read next?”
May the Odds be EVER in Your Favor
5. Blood Red Road is set in a post-
apocalyptic wasteland and it tells the
story of 18-year-old Saba who goes
searching for her brother, Lugh. Lugh
has been been kidnapped and it is up to
Saba to rescue him. The only problem
with this is that Saba is lost without
Lugh, and she has to contend with an
annoying little sister who keeps getting
in the way. Lugh has always guided and
watched out for Saba and Emmi, and
now that he isn't around Saba isn't sure
if she is strong enough to save him.
However, after Saba is unwillingly
thrown into the cutthroat world of arena
fighting, she learns that she is a fierce
fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a
cunning opponent who just might have
the power to take down a corrupt
society from the inside.
6. Incarceron is not just a normal prison it
is the Ultimate Prison, it is alive and has
its own distinctive personality. It was
created by the powers in charge to
house criminals, political prisoners, and
all other kinds of undesirables. One of
these prisoners, a 17-year-old boy
named Finn, truly believes that he does
not belong in Incarceron. In the outer
world, Claudia the daughter of the
Warden of Incarceron is trapped in an
imminent marriage that she dreads.
Claudia knows nothing of Incarceron,
except that it exists and that her father is
the Warden and she had never met Finn.
However, Finn and Claudia's lives
become entangled when they both find a
crystal key that allows them to talk to
each other through it, and so the plan for
Finn's escape is born ...
7. 16 year old girl Beatrice Prior is a member
of a dystopian society that has been
maintaining order through separating its
citizens into 5 distinct factions. These
factions are formed on the basis of virtues
they cultivate in their members. Candor
values honesty, Abnegation - selflessness,
Dauntless encourages bravery, Amity -
peacefulness and Erudite fosters
intelligence. At 16 all citizens must take a
test to help them decide if they want to
stay with the faction into which they were
born or if they should transfer into another
faction that is better suited to them
forever. Beatrice's test results are
inconclusive and puzzling since she has
traits from more than one faction, leaving
her torn and unsure of where she should
go. But how do you decide between
staying with your family or being who you
really are?
8. In Legend what was once the western
United States is now home to the
Republic, a nation perpetually at war
with its neighbors. Fifteen-year-old
June is a elite prodigy that has being
groomed for success in the Republic’s
highest military circles since she was
a child. While fifteen-year-old Day was
born in a slum and is a wanted
criminal. From very different
worlds, June and Day have no reason
to cross paths—until the day June’s
brother, Metias, is murdered and Day
becomes the prime suspect. Now
caught in a game of cat and
mouse, Day races for survival, while
June seeks to avenge Metias’s death.
9. Matt lives in a world where cloning is not
only possible but used to extend the life of
of those lucky enough to have a clone.
However, Matt was not born. He is a clone
created from from the DNA of a 140 year-
old man called El Patron, lord of a country
called Opium. El Patron has made his
fortune by capturing Mexicans attempting
to cross the border into the United States
and forcing them to grow opium. Normally
a the brain of a clone is destroyed at birth
but Matt's brain has been kept intact by El
Patron who raises him in his sprawling
estate. However, El Patron deliberately
keeps Matt in the dark by about his true
identity and purpose. Eventually Matt
learns the truth that he is just one in a
long line of clones El Patron has created
to extend his life. Matt's only hope is
escape but can a boy who was bred to
guarantee another’s survival ever be free?
12. Imagine a world where everyone is
assigned the person they are supposed
to love. This is the premise of Ally
Condie's novel Matched. Cassia has
always trusted the Society to make the
right choices for her: what to read, what
to watch, what to believe and who to
love. So she is excited to finally turn 17
and undergo her Matching ceremony.
However, things do not go so smoothly
when it is her turn to find out her Match.
At first everything seems, normal and
Cassia is Matched with her childhood
friend Xander. But, another boy named
Ky's face also briefly appears on-screen
at her Matching ceremony as well.
Something like this has never happened
before, and afterwards Cassia is left
questioning not only her future but the
Society and their control as well.
13. In the world of Delirium love is a
disease. Luckily for its residence
scientists were able to eradicate
this deliria, and upon turning 18
the government requires that all
citizens must undergo the
procedure. Lena Holoway, has
always looked forward to the day
that she can have her procedure.
A life without the threat of love
means Lena will be safe from the
pain it causes, and she can
continue to life a safe and
predictable life. However, just
before she goes under the knife,
Lena does something that
changes everything she has ever
believe in. She falls in love with
Alex.
14. 17 year old girl named Amy was frozen with
her parents as cargo onboard the
spaceship Godspeed. The plan is for them
to spend the trip frozen so that in 300 years
when the spaceship reaches the new planet
they can be awoken. But, not all of the
inhabitants of the space ship have been
frozen, and many are left awake to live out
their lives on the space ship until it reaches
its new destination. When Amy is awoken
50 years before her time, she is thrust into
a new society that unlike anything she is
used to. Believing that someone awoke her
on purpose in an attempt to kill her, Amy
fears for the lives of her parents who are
still frozen. As she works to solve the
mystery of who is unplugging Frozens, she
begins to get close to Elder, a boy was
born and raised in the ships society. Elder
is fascinated by Amy, since she is unlike
any girl he knows, and though he would
love to get to know her better, they must
first find the killer that is loose on the ship.
17. Wither by Lauren DeStefano tells the
story of a botched effort to create a
perfect race that has left all males
with a lifespan of 25 years and all
females with a lifespan of 20 years.
At age 16, Rhine Ellery has only four
years left to live in a world where
poverty reigns and young girls are
often kidnapped and kept in harems
to bear children along side sister
wives. Rhine is kidnapped and sold
as a bride to a man named Linden,
who is truly in love with Rhine and
who fills her life with luxury.
However, Rhine vows to do all she
can to escape even though it means
leaving behind the world of wealth
and privilege The only question is
will she be able to escape before
she runs out of time?
18. In The Uglies everyone gets to be
supermodel gorgeous. At 16 everyone
has a intensive operation where their
bones and skin are reshaped into
something that is "pretty". After the
operation the "pretties" go live across
the rive in New Pretty Town where
their lives are filled with glamour and
parties. 15 year old Tally can't wait
for her 16th birthday so that she can
get the operation that will turn her
from an "ugly" into a 'pretty". Tally's
friend Shay doesn't want to become
"pretty”, something Tally can’t
comprehend. But when Shay runs
away, Tally is forced to make a terrible
choice, to turn her friend or never be
allowed to turn “pretty” herself.
19. The Uglies Book Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQCY3twrCVs
21. Shade's Children is set in a futuristic
urban wasteland, where evil
Overlords have decreed that no child
shall live a day past his fourteenth
birthday. On this “Sad Birthday”, the
child is taken to the Meat Factory
where their parts are used to build
machinelike creatures whose sole
purpose is to kill. One man known as
Shade recruits the few children that
are fortunate enough to escape from
the harvest. With luck, cunning, and
skill, four of Shade's children come
closer than any to discovering the
source of the Overlords' power. But
the closer the children get, the more
ruthless Shade seems to become ...
22. Imagine a world where abortion is
illegal, but it is perfectly ok to have
unwanted children disassembled and
their organs used for organ
transplants. In Unwind scientists have
discovered a way to use every organ
in organ transplants, with none of the
organs rejecting. This discovery has
lead to a Second Civil War being
fought over abortion, and Life has
been declared sacred from the
moment of conception until age
thirteen. However, between the ages
of thirteen and eighteen, parents can
have any unwanted child "unwound,"
where all of the child's organs are
transplanted into different donors, so
life doesn't technically end. Three
children Connor, Risa, Lev are all
facing being unwound, but they may
have a chance to escape and to
survive if they work together.
24. The Knife Of Never Letting Go tells
the story of Todd Hewitt. Todd is the
only boy left in a settlement without
women, and the men constantly hear
each others thoughts, in a never-
ending stream called "the noise."
When Todd and his dog, whose
thoughts Todd can also
hear, discover an area of complete
silence they don't know what to think.
Silence is something completely alien
to Todd and when he investigates the
source of this silence he find
something that has been hidden that
is so unthinkable he is forced to leave
his settlement and run for his life.
But how do you escape pursuers that
can hear your every thought?
