With Crecheling, D.J. Butler defies YA genre stereotypes to create a dystopian future that is vibrant and dangerous, where characters act like real people, and where death and pain are real and unavoidable, even for his heroes. The result is a story that is gripping, characters that are sympathetic, and a plot that grows under […]
The Top 5 Dystopian Novels
2015-02-09 · by ·
Dystopian novels have been a staple of science-fiction since the birth of the genre. And while contemporary YA authors like Veronica Roth and Ally Condie have brought the concept of the dystopian novel back to the mainstream, many of the tropes of the sub-genre were established at the height of the Cold War, when anxieties […]
Book Review | Allegiant by Veronica Roth (Divergent Trilogy #3)
2014-09-16 · by ·
Well, friends, I finally read the concluding book of the Divergent series. It’s difficult for me to fully review this book without discussing spoilers. So…if you don’t want to know spoilers, stop reading this review right now. Sigh. I have mixed feelings about Allegiant. The things I liked: I liked seeing Four’s weaknesses. I liked when […]
In the news: George Orwell’s 1984 is flying off the shelves [Poll]
2013-06-12 · by ·
[Don’t forget to take the poll at the bottom and leave your comments if you’ve read the book] If they haven’t already, apparently, a lot of people are planning on reading George Orwell’s classic dystopian novels, Animal Farm and 1984. In the wake of the NSA snooping–allegations of listening in on Verizon customers and the […]
