tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post1871021610534333366..comments2023-08-11T06:56:09.226-04:00Comments on Bites: Dystopian is the New VampireDonna (Bites)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12585421704517898076noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-59045032366570277142010-03-01T10:54:29.318-05:002010-03-01T10:54:29.318-05:00I've loved classic dystopian novels like 1984,...I've loved classic dystopian novels like 1984, Fahrenheit 451, and A Handmaid's Tale, so I'm really enjoying all the great novels coming out.<br /><br />I just read The Road which Wrighty mentioned and it was definitely much more intense than some of the YA books. <br /><br />I also read Life As We Knew it for our book club this month. It many of the members' first time with YA, a lot of them were skeptical going into it but really ended up enjoying it. So I was trying to pimp out some of the titles the PW article mentions. Especially Hunger Games. <br /><br />I think people should keep in mind though that this isn't a "new" genre in YA, like the vamp craze it's something that's come back in vogue in the YA publishing world. Folks might want to check out older dystopian novels as well. Older books like The Giver and Ender's Game, Unwind, and Z for Zachariah. <br /><br />The BookSmuggler's blog reviews a lot of dystopian novels both adult and YA, I've gotten a lot of great recommendations from them! http://thebooksmugglers.com/Molliehttp://bookfaredelights.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-67308021245517772382010-02-28T03:26:50.361-05:002010-02-28T03:26:50.361-05:00Great list! I've got some new titles to look f...Great list! I've got some new titles to look for now. I've been enjoying the dystopian books more and more. I think Carmac MacCarthy's The Road was one of the first ones. It's not YA but it really made an impression on me and was an interesting choice for a book club. The Lois Lowery books were good and of course The Hunger Game series. I liked The Maze Runner too. <br /><br />The tragic parts do bother me but I would much rather read it than experience it. I also get drawn in by the heroes and the fighters who bring hope to everyone else.Wrightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234033570150645504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-24580181325077890232010-02-26T20:17:27.172-05:002010-02-26T20:17:27.172-05:00At this point I'llk take anything other than n...At this point I'llk take anything other than neutered vampires . . . and zombies. WTF is that?Donna (Bites)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12585421704517898076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-9827841394402751812010-02-26T10:07:18.788-05:002010-02-26T10:07:18.788-05:00I love Dystopias. I love the effects they have on ...I love Dystopias. I love the effects they have on kids, you know anything to get them thinking and discussing. I remember having my mind blown while reading Harrison Burgeron by Kurt Vonnegut in 8th grade for class. So awesome.<br /><br />Also, teaching about the Black Death is so much fun.<br /><br />I do love the Inquisition too, especially the medieval Inquisition, ah Cathars and the Albigension Crusade. Also love to scream out "NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISTION!!"<br /><br />/history-nerdApril (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-69259838320674980182010-02-26T07:42:07.706-05:002010-02-26T07:42:07.706-05:00LOVE distopian, but not from THE HUNGER GAMES, but...LOVE distopian, but not from THE HUNGER GAMES, but rather from reading Orwell's 1984, the best distopian there is. I love them because there is a greater urgency in the books, the feeling of time passing too quickly, and the emotions of the characters seem to be more raw after they have been placed in this horrible situation. The needs are more powerful, and I find myself more attached to characters from a distopian than to characters from a romance.The Lovely Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167903900200168463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-68317919558450144732010-02-26T00:59:40.880-05:002010-02-26T00:59:40.880-05:00Anything that reduces the number of YA vampire boo...Anything that reduces the number of YA vampire books is cool with me! While dystopian isn't my absolute favorite genre, I do enjoy some books in this category, and REALLY dislike vampires, so I'd rather have a bunch of dystopian books to choose from over a bunch of vampire books I would never want to read.Rebecca Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045279026055038231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-67986520448213694052010-02-26T00:41:12.512-05:002010-02-26T00:41:12.512-05:00Hey !
Did you mean spawn ?
when good books spurn...Hey !<br /><br />Did you mean spawn ?<br /><br />when good books spurn a trend. In my mind's eye, the other books that follow will have to live up to that expectation, hence spurning more good books.buddythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947015243406321163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-77685447122794712542010-02-25T22:40:57.175-05:002010-02-25T22:40:57.175-05:00I find I really enjoy dystopian lit. Along with dy...I find I really enjoy dystopian lit. Along with dystopian novels, I'm seeing a lot of angel based novels. But you're right I think we are starting to see a lessening of vampire lit and more of other things now.Ziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756991022697532688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-168827929014892432010-02-25T21:05:59.446-05:002010-02-25T21:05:59.446-05:00Hmm. Interesting post! I am addicted to YA dystopi...Hmm. Interesting post! I am addicted to YA dystopian lit; don't know why, just am :)lovely miss lucy(:https://www.blogger.com/profile/07637369843201756994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-24413941677332701832010-02-25T21:05:09.739-05:002010-02-25T21:05:09.739-05:00It's okay Monica, I'll still talk to you e...It's okay Monica, I'll still talk to you even though you don't like dystopian lit. SIGH.....<br /><br />Anyway, my favorite thing about dystopian stories and what draws me to them is the glimmer of hope that just punches and claws its way through all the muck and mire of the horribly horrible world that's the setting of the story. I love rebellions, freedom fighters, and basically people saying damn the man any way they can. I think that, in a world where a lot of stuff feels like it's too big for one person to change or deal with, can be a powerful thing indeed.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535658390713138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165146857489853420.post-53363628755676565102010-02-25T20:36:57.659-05:002010-02-25T20:36:57.659-05:00I hope not. I really dislike Dystopian lit *ducks ...I hope not. I really dislike Dystopian lit *ducks from the pelting of objects* It just depresses me.Monica Corwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02456293103648606803noreply@blogger.com