Tag Archives: dystopia

A believable dystopia: review of Feed

Posted on November 18, 2013 by sarazaske

Feed by M.T. Anderson If you found the Hunger Games and Divergent far-fetched (and they are), Feed shows a dystopian novel that seems possible. In Feed, everyone is hooked up to a network that tracks their interests and purchases. It also allows them to … Continue reading →

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The Long Chase and The Knife of Never Letting Go

Posted on July 19, 2013 by sarazaske

The Knife of Never Letting Go  by Patrick Ness This is the story of a boy and his dog who can read each others’ minds. Actually, all the men on the planet in The Knife broadcast their unfiltered thoughts. It’s called … Continue reading →

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Little Brother, the most important YA book to read right now

Posted on June 17, 2013 by sarazaske

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow This is an important book. You don’t come across those everyday. Set in a slightly different future with even more surveillance and paranoia, Little Brother gives one of the best critiques of modern society I’ve … Continue reading →

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New Free Short Story: The Last Zoo

Posted on June 11, 2013 by sarazaske

Just wanted to let you all know I’ve posted a free short story, The Last Zoo, on Smashwords. It’s about a mildly dystopian zoo, a half-blind polar bear, and a post-modernist wing nut. What could be more fun than that? … Continue reading →

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Zombie pulp fiction: Hollowland by Amanda Hocking

Posted on October 29, 2012 by sarazaske

Hollowland by Amanda Hocking This is a zombie apocalypse book, pure and simple. Remy is a teenage survivor is also a kickass zombie killer. A virus that turns people into zombies is ravaging the world, and the book opens, the … Continue reading →

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The Giver and its dystopian descendants

Posted on August 7, 2012 by sarazaske

The Giver by Lois Lowry Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a very orderly community. Everything happens in stages. Dreams are discussed at breakfast. Emotions after dinner. At at 9 you get a bike, at 12 you start training for your career. But … Continue reading →

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