Please nominate the "Dytopian novel" you would like to read in September in this thread.
Please remember that:
- Only those members with 50+ posts can nominate.
- One nomination per member.
- Only the first 10 nominations will be included in the poll.
The Book Club readings are for those who would like to read and discuss books together with other members.
If you are not able to take part or unwilling to (re)read your own nominations, please refrain from nominating book.
Dystopian Fiction
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Um, I'm guessing you want a dystopic novel for September, and not a comic novel for August?..So...
The Memoirs of a Survivor - Doris Lessing
A compelling vision of a disorietating and barbaric future from Doris Lessing, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007. Many years in the future, city life has broken down, communications have failed and food supplies are dwindling. From her window a middle-aged woman - our narrator - watches things fall apart and records what she witnesses: hordes of people migrating to the countryside, gangs of children roaming the streets. One day, a young girl, Emily, is brought to her house by a stranger and left in her care. A strange, precocious adolescent, drawn to the tribal streetlife and its barbaric rituals, she is unafraid of the harsh world outside, while our narrator retreats into her hidden world where reality fades and the past is revisited!
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Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Good category!
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.
fahrenheit 451 by bradbury
The Time Machine - H.G. Wells
Nominations so far:
1. The Memoirs of a Survivor - Doris Lessing
2. Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
3. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
4. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
5. The Time Machine - H.G. Wells
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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I hate to rain on endgame's parade, but he only has 23 posts. Maybe some generous poster could re-nominate 451 for him. Or maybe, if we don't get five more nominations by the deadline (which seems likely), it could be let go. It's a wonderful novel, after all.
I had already nominated it, that's why it's included on the list.Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi
Duh.
Wow, I thought this would be a much more popular genre.
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The forum book club in general seems to have gone way down in popularity in general, FifthElement. I don't know why. Then again, we already have 6 votes in this genre. Maybe the dystopian book will be a little more lively, activity wise.
You seem to be right Mutatis. I wonder why that is? Things tend to be a lot slower over summer, but the book club seems to be slow in general. I think I'll make a commitment to read the book this time whichever it is, although I've read both Fahrenheit 451 and Oryx and Crake before. They're both good reads. Maybe it needs some promotion. I'll put my thinking cap on.
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I had to drop off due to work commitments in July - it's been really busy. I'm on hol now, and I hope to keep up with the reading.
I got Fahrenheit 451 for 99p in Smiths the other day, so I'm ready for that one. I'm not supposed to be buying new books, but what can one do? (I imposed that on myself, but I'm not sticking to it very well).
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