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OK. I absolutely adore When Stars Go Out. It was by an 18 year old, I think. We must talk. If you have read it please post and let me know of other dystopian or thrilling books you’ve read. As long as they have Christian values.
@sarafini
I have not read that! What’s it about?
My current Wip is dystopian though! I think it’s a really fascinating topic, and makes room for some awesome themes too. When I was like in 4th grade, I read the city of ember, absolutely loved it. I did not like the sequels, but they served as a great example of what not to do for a sequel. Because my story is similar in some ways, I think it helped me avoid some likely problems with further plotting. (the movie was good too!)
"And so I left this world just as I had entered it. Confused."
@sarafini
I haven’t read it. but I’m interested! What’s the plot?
My WIP is dystopian actually.
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You guys have to read it. Put it on your tbr list.
Synopsis: The dawning of a new order casts a shadow across a whole nation. GRO, the government’s Great Reorganization Operation, is turning American society upside down as it seizes teenagers and throws them into compounds across the country. Behind the speeches and programs, a darkness stirs. Reed can feel it. Taken from his home and dropped into the compound of “The Hill” in central Virginia, he can’t escape the feeling that evil hangs over him night and day, watching his every move. Something is preying upon the teenagers of the Hill. An entire city lies paralyzed under the iron fist of a shadowy government agency and its cruel police force. Spies lurk among the crowds of frightened teens, ready to pounce at the first sign of dissidence. Fear keeps a choking hold on every soul―almost.
When he makes a new friend, Reed begins asking questions and stumbles upon a different side of this dark reality―a world of secrets where the light still lingers and hope burns in the hearts of a few. It’s a strange world where everyday teens are fugitives playing a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse with the secret police. But it’s fascinating, thrilling, and it all seems to revolve around a single figure―one man―who ties Reed’s parallel lives together. Though dangerous to be around, this man seems to hold the answers Reed needs to make sense of the insanity around him. But he is being hunted, and the secrets in his past may be darker than anything else that haunts the Hill.
Caught in a crossfire of warring ideals, Reed faces an agonizing choice and a single path of escape―but is it worth what it will cost him?
Taken from Amazon.
@sarafini
Sounds so cool! I will add it to my tbr list!
Write what should not be forgotten. — Isabel Allende
@sarafini
That sounds absolutely amazing!! I’m totally adding it to my tbr list!! Thanks for sharing!
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@sarafini
I feel that I am inclined to suggest the hunger games as it is like the most stereotypical ya dystopiaalso when the stars go out seems interesting I will have to add it to my list.
I think that the last book I read (for fun and that was kind of a dystopia) would be the Poppy War (it’s a Grimdark so basically a fantasy dystopia (or sci-fi) that also characterizes a bleak subject matter)
The Poppy war was probably one of the best books I have ever read but it is not Christian and is absolutely not good if you are a sensitive reader. (I think I would give it a 16+ age rating.)
On a lighter note I recently read the Licanius Trilogy (The first book is A shadow of what was lost) It is a dark fantasy so basically a fantasy dystopia I liked it a lot although there is a fair amount of death (mostly in the later books)
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