I finally bought Zamyatin's "We"... are there any dystopias left???

[arcane1]

added to:

Brave New World
The Handmaid's Tale
1984
The Iron Heel

all of which are awesome


am I missing anything? :shrug:

[NoPasaran]

1. Just the one we're living in

[TXlib]

2. Iron Heel... never heard of that one.

Who wrote it?

"We" is a great read.

I'd also add to your list the Domination trilogy by S.M. Stirling:

Marching Through Georgia
Under the Yoke
The Stone Dogs

Also a great alternate history trilogy.

[arcane1]

4. Jack London

pretty good read, actually

I'll have to check out this trilogy, never heard of it..

thanks!!

[tobinov]

3. have you seen this....

Exploring Dystopia:
http://hem.passagen.se/replikant/

[arcane1]

5. hey, this is cool!

thanks!! :toast:

[PVnRT]

6. Farenheit 451

I'm sure there are some lesser-known sci-fi books that would qualify, but I can't think of any offhand.

I also suggest the movie "Equilibrium," as it's a blend of almost all the books you mentioned.

[arcane1]

7. ah, yes, THANK YOU!!

I knew I was missing something...

:yourock:

[PVnRT]

10. Depending on how you take it

"A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess could count as well.

[arcane1]

12. enjoyed the movie but I never read the book

do they differ much?

[PVnRT]

14. Sort of

But not by all that much. Some things just get explained a little better in the book, and some of the minor characters are switched around.

[Zolok]

8. You forgot...

"It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis
"Swastika Night" by Katherin Burdekin (sp)
"The Wanting Seed" by Anthony Burgess

[arcane1]

9. cool, I've heard of Lewis'

the other 2 are new to me

this is getting good!!!

[Zolok]

11. Well there is also "Clockwork Orange"

but everyone seems to know about that one...
I'll suggest two books with the same title:
1985 by Anthony Burgess, in which the choleric writer vents his rage on British Trade Unions in this dystopian novel.
and
1985 by Georgi Dalos (sp) A Czech writer who wrote a comic sequel to 1984 in which Big Brother dies (of gangrene, a consequence of a dithering 201 man "medical commission" drafted to look after the Oceanian leader's health...his widow ("Big Sister" formerly an outer party stenographer) attempts to seize power in a coup...Winston Smith discovers that Oceania has been defeated on the battlefield by Eurasia and must now sue for peace.
I do this novel no justice it is very funny and is a eastern block writer's take on Orwell's 1984.

[arcane1]

13. damn, looks like it's time..

for another bookstore trip

thanks!!