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Title: The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesDirector: Francis LawrenceGenre: DystopianDate Released: November 17, 2023Date Watched: November 18, 2023Rating (1-didn't like; 5-excellent): 4.5 The movie wasn’t bad. I liked it more than I anticipated but I still think there was a lot that could have been better. Tom Blyth, the guy who played the main character... Continue Reading →
Title: The CreatorDirector: Gareth EdwardsGenre: Sci-fi Action Thriller; DystopianDate Released: September 29, 2023 Date Watched: September 29, 2023, on IMAX The Creator is a sci-fi dystopian movie about artificial intelligence. The U.S. blames New Asia for a nuclear explosion in Los Angeles, CA and is out to stop them from creating more AI because they... Continue Reading →
The prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is coming out this November. I'm so excited! I read the book a few years back and loved it. You can read my review here. There was so much to take in from the book. I'd recommend reading it if you haven't, especially... Continue Reading →
Title: SahaAuthor: Cho Nam-JooGenre: Sci-fi; DystopianYear Published: November 1, 2022 Date Started: November 24, 2022Date finished: November 26, 2022 This is a story about a future where a caste system truly separates the haves from the have-nots. In an apartment complex known as the Saha Estates, the occupants live quietly, keeping to themselves. Jobs are... Continue Reading →
Title: Tender Is the FleshAuthor: Augustina BazterricaGenre: Sci-fi; Dystopian; HorrorYear Published: August 4, 2020 Date Started: August 1, 2022Date finished: August 7, 2022 This book was given to me by my daughter to read because she enjoyed it. The story is about cannibalism in a future world where humans can’t eat other meats because of... Continue Reading →
Title: When She WokeAuthor: Hillary JordanGenre: Sci-fi; DystopianYear Published: September 18, 2012 Date finished: May 22, 2022 This story is about a future America where religion is a political power and having an abortion is a crime. Hannah Payne, the main character, falls in love with a pastor and gets pregnant. She is then chromed... Continue Reading →
Title: AnthemAuthor: Ayn RandGenre: Sci-fi; DystopianYear Published: 1938 Date finished: April 2, 2022 This book was recommended to me by my 15-year-old daughter. She knows I enjoy dystopian stories and knew I would like this one, and she was right. This book was published in 1938 and takes place in a far future after a... Continue Reading →
Title: The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesAuthor: Suzanne CollinsGenre: Sci-fi, YA, DystopianYear Published: 2020 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian sci-fi about a young Coriolanus Snow before he became President Snow. The story takes place many years earlier, before The Hunger Games trilogy, when Coriolanus was seventeen and climbing... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago, I picked up the book, The Testaments, by Margaret Atwood at Barnes & Noble. It was B&N’s book club pick and I’ve never gone to a book club before so I figured I’d give this one a go. The book club experience was really enjoyable. I was super nervous but... Continue Reading →
Title: The Infinite Sea (2nd book in The 5th Wave Trilogy) Author: Rick Yancey Genre: Sci-fi, apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic, dystopian, paranormal, YA [Side note] Today is the opening of the movie, The 5th Wave, and I wish I could go see it today but I've got a busy schedule. I hope to get my chance sometime next... Continue Reading →
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