Dystopia
Are you a fan of dystopian literature like me? Then here are some books you definitely need to check out:
The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but he knows that the town is hiding something from him, something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, Manchee. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange silent creature: a girl. Todd must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.
The Knife of Never Letting Go was so different than any other dystopian book I've read. This suspenseful, thrilling, and mysterious book had me gripping the book with white knuckles. I survived through all the adventures alongside the characters. The various cliffhangers and plot twists shocked me to my bone and I immediately rushed to grab the next in the series. I believe this is one of the most underrated dystopian young-adult novels I've read. I recommend this masterpiece of a book to everyone, and you can also check out the movie adaptation of it, though you probably won't want to watch it before finishing the trilogy.
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
This book is set in the future, in a society where books are banned and firemen burn any that are left or hidden by people. Guy Montag is also a fireman and he likes his job until one day, he meets their neighbor, a girl called Clarisse and his thoughts about the society change completely.
Fahrenheit 451 is an amazing story which reminds us the importance of books. This terrifying world with no books and no true feelings was thrilling to read about. After finishing this book I recommend you to go to it's wonderful theatre play.
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
The nation of Panem is a Capitol surrounded by twelve districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before; and survival, for her, is second nature. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
With the way that the author tells us the story through Katniss' perspective, the brilliant plot, and the epic plot - twists, this book was better than I thought it would be. Even though I loved the first book, and the second was quite good either, I didn't like the third book at all. Anyway, I still recommend this book to everyone who loves dystopian fiction.​​
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pain of life.
When I started reading this amazing book I was astonished. The community in the book was as scary as it was thrilling to read. The people who live there and their rules are very different from ours, and the fact that nearly nobody noticed the difference between a dystopia and a utopia was shocking. This book made me question reality and the way we live, and I actually wondered if our future could be like this. I liked the way the author told the story too, by making us realize everything more and more until the ending. I definitely recommend this book to everyone.