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Favorite dystopian novel?

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July 17, 2017, 04:55 PM
Oregon
Favorite dystopian novel?
The Dispossessed.


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July 17, 2017, 04:55 PM
cruiser68
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Originally posted by vinnybass:
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Originally posted by Jimineer:
One Second After, by William Forstchen. I think it qualifies as a dystopian novel.


Read the other two as well. One Year After, & The Final Day.


Spectacular threesome of books!
July 17, 2017, 04:55 PM
signewt
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My pick is McCarthy's "The Road." Even the Pulitzer people agree.


Generally don't read that genre. Gifted by family, found I couldn't put it down. Had to look up words here & there.

Didn't like the gray tone of the story. Still sucked me in. Have avoided the movie. Damn good writing if you like that sort of thing.


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July 17, 2017, 04:58 PM
stickman428
I read the plot to One Scond After just now on Wikipedia and it sounds VERY good.


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July 17, 2017, 05:00 PM
slosig
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Originally posted by FenderBender:
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Originally posted by oddball:
Atlas Shrugged.
absolutely this.

+1, and afterwards read "The Fountainhead" also by Ayn Rand.
July 17, 2017, 05:07 PM
6guns
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Originally posted by stickman428:
I read the plot to One Scond After just now on Wikipedia and it sounds VERY good.


It was very good in my opinion. I also have One Year After, but haven't picked it up yet. Maybe now after reading this thread.



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July 17, 2017, 05:28 PM
Loswsmith
The Postman by David Brin.


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July 17, 2017, 05:30 PM
12GA
Just making sure I can find this thread for post baseball season reading. Wink


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July 17, 2017, 05:32 PM
f2
Many of my favorites already listed, so I'll add one I like that hasn't:

The Long Walk, Richard Bachman (aka Stephen King).
July 17, 2017, 05:48 PM
MikeNH
The Road is very good. I also really liked Joshua which was written by one of the Sig Forum family.
July 17, 2017, 07:44 PM
ZSMICHAEL
The Trial.
July 17, 2017, 07:51 PM
MagnumU
Neuromancer by William Gibson.
July 17, 2017, 07:53 PM
CoolRich59
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Originally posted by jhe888:
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Originally posted by FenderBender:
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Originally posted by oddball:
Atlas Shrugged.
absolutely this.


I find it to be a book full of good ideas, but a terrible book to read. Rand is verbose, pedantic and repetitive in the extreme. Plus, her prose is about as exciting as cold oatmeal. She needed a strong editor and some writing talent.

Again - good ideas, but a terrible novel.

Once again, I find myself in violent agreement with JHE. Razz

I read Atlas Shrugged once and thought it was terrific. The second time, I could hardly stand to finish it.

It is 1,200 pages and a great book which deserves to be widely read. A good editor could easily pare 500 pages and make it a better book that would be more widely read.


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July 17, 2017, 08:00 PM
YooperSigs
Alas, Babylon.
Damnation Alley.


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July 17, 2017, 08:25 PM
feersum dreadnaught
Not my favorite, but definitely dystopian:

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/papers_pdf/117717.pdf


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July 17, 2017, 08:38 PM
DaBigBR
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Originally posted by signewt:
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My pick is McCarthy's "The Road." Even the Pulitzer people agree.


Generally don't read that genre. Gifted by family, found I couldn't put it down. Had to look up words here & there.

Didn't like the gray tone of the story. Still sucked me in. Have avoided the movie. Damn good writing if you like that sort of thing.


The movie is the same - drags you in, but very somber.
July 17, 2017, 08:49 PM
Sunset_Va
Lord of the Flies (William Golding).


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July 17, 2017, 08:50 PM
DSgrouse
The last centurion by john ringo
July 17, 2017, 08:53 PM
Jimineer
Going Home by A. American is the first book in a series of 7 survivalist novels. It's as good or better than One Second After. It also begins with an EMP and the location is central Florida.

I read all 7 of the books in the series.
July 17, 2017, 08:57 PM
newtoSig765
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Originally posted by jhe888:
I find it to be a book full of good ideas, but a terrible book to read. Rand is verbose, pedantic and repetitive in the extreme. Plus, her prose is about as exciting as cold oatmeal. She needed a strong editor and some writing talent.

Absolutely! I'm sorry to admit that I gave up on this classic, probably within the first 75 pages, because it was so difficult to follow.


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