Reccomend me something in the vein of 1984 or Brave New World

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  1. telecaster90

    telecaster90 Member

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    I've heard Catch-22 is up that alley, I'm gonna check that out from the library soon.

    Any reccomendations?
     
  2. AfricaUnite

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    You read Animal Farm?
     
  3. telecaster90

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    Nope, that's on my list too, being a Pink Floyd fan and having read 1984.
     
  4. indian~summer

    indian~summer yo ho & a bottle of yum

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    yeah i'd suggest animal farm too, and check out a library and ask them about dystopian novels
    i loved brave new world soooo much :D
     
  5. telecaster90

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    Brave New World was amazing
     
  6. green_revolution

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    A Clockwork Orange is kind of in that field. I mean, if you're going to count things like Catch-22 then you might as well count Clockwork.
    You could also add in Fight Club, though a lot claim that the movie is better than the book. Same for V for Vendetta.
     
  7. AfricaUnite

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    I'll second Clockwork, its along those lines.
     
  8. Roffa

    Roffa Senior Member

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    You should read We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, you'll see where Orwell and Huxley got a lot of their ideas from.
     
  9. tigerlily

    tigerlily proud mama

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    Fahrenheit 451 is good, also a classic
     
  10. redyelruc

    redyelruc The Yard Man

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    Ape and Essence - Aldous Huxley


    Less well known but poses as many interesting questions as BNW.

    Peace,
    Aidan.
     
  11. Eric P

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    "The World Jones Made" by Philip K. Dick
    "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
    "Blindness" by Jose Saragamo
     
  12. AmericanGyspyCaravan

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    A realy good eerie one is Philip K Dick's posthumous novel, Radio Free Albumuth. It was weird because as i read it I began expeience conversation from the book with a friend of mine who claims to speak to balls of pure energy.
     
  13. redyelruc

    redyelruc The Yard Man

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    Thanks Roffa. I had never heard of this until you posted here and I have been looking for a copy for about 6 months. They finally managed to get me a copy at the local library. I've only just started it, but it is an enjoyable read, and you really can see where both of the other two got a lot of their inspiration.
     
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    If you want a really good distopia novel, read WE, by Yevgeny Zamyatin. You'll love it.
     
  15. tigerlily

    tigerlily proud mama

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    i really liked The Giver by Lois Lowry in middle school
     
  16. I_Human

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    I really like Anthem by Ayn Rand.
     
  17. 42snihctih42

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    if you want an in depth look at the real world "big brother" and uses of "double speak" try reading 'manufacturing consent' by noam chomsky and edward herman. definately 'a clockwork orange'. george orwells 'a homeage to catolina' is about his own experience fighting the fascist franco regime in spain during ww2 on the side of the communists, socialists, and anarchists. my favorite work of his so far. arthur koestlers 'darkness at noon' is often described as animal farm for grown ups, it has fictitional characters obviously based off stalin and soviet totalitarianism.
     
  18. 42snihctih42

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    im also about to start catch-22, ive heard so many good things about it. you might also look into ernest hemmingway, jack london and graham greene, i think they all influenced george orwells writings.
     
  19. Duck

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    A Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess (writer of A Clockwork Orange; but this is more of a dystopian tale; focusing on overpopulation and population control)
     
  20. guerillabedlam

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    oryx and crake. -don't remember author but sure its easy to find by the title
     

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