Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Best Dystopian Book

It is very difficult for me to determine what might be the best dystopian novel.  There are so many I have read and so many that I have yet to read.  Based off of my previous readings, the best dystopian book I have read has to 1984.  It was fairly enjoyable to me, but was not the most gripping of stories.  Now, it might seem strange that I would pick this book since I did not enjoy the story as much as the others that I have read, but what sets 1984 apart from the others is that it is one of the beginning ground works for dystopian literature that would later follow it.  It was written by George Orwell in 1948 and published in 1949.  It was outstanding how in depth Orwell was able to predict this future society and his composition was unlike any other author of his era.  He was also able to implement ideas and messages subliminally that were very clever and applicable to today's society.  Thus, his writing style and his innovative ideas lead George Orwell and his book 1984 to be the BEST DYSTOPIAN BOOK.

1 comment:

  1. I would agree with you on this one, just because this book laid foundations for literally every other dystopian novel written. I found myself drawing connections to it with all the other books too.

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