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Any dystopian recommendations? Put them here!


It starts out a little slow but picks up fast. A strong male main character where YA is usually controlled by "girl" books. I have no problem with that but I just love Thomas and his story (:

I can definitely second that recommendation! I would also recommend This Star Shall Abide by Sylvia Engdahl, the first book of a trilogy that was released decades before "dystopian" was ever even recognized as its own sub-genre. Sylvia Louise Engdahl has more than a little bit of that Suzanne Collins magic to her writing.

I just got that book btw (;

In a future where kids are sacrificed for their organs and limbs this is one messed up thrilling book.

How could I have not added Divergent...
In response here's another good dystopian:

The House of the Scorpion is one of the best of the dystopian sub-genre that I've ever read. Further bolstering its credibility, if you can find Neal Shusterman's review of The House of the Scorpion here on Goodreads, you'll see that he says it's one of the best young-adult books he's ever read.

Another book that fans of the dystopian sub-genre might like is Eve by Anna Carey. Now, I haven't actually read this book yet, but I'm hoping to do so at some point. I've heard it compared, in some ways, to Delirium by Lauren Oliver, so I'd consider that a good sign.

Maribel wrote: "Adriana wrote: "Any dystopian recommendations? Put them here!


It starts out a little slow but picks up fast. A strong male main character where YA is usually controlled..."

You are going to love it!!!

Josiah wrote: "

The House of the Scorpion is one of the best of the dystopian sub-genre that I've ever read. Further bolstering its credibility, if you can find Neal Shusterm..."

I didn't even realize that was Neal Shusterman! Looks like a different type of book then he would usually write but I think I'm just basing it on the cover. :/

Having read The House of the Scorpion, I can confidently say that it's very much a Neal Shusterman kind of book. I wouldn't hesitate to put it in the same class as Unwind or The Hunger Games, perhaps even slightly above those two, and that's not a pronouncement I make lightly.

Oh wow -___- We didn't put The Hunger Games on here... That really should have been first.

It's almost as if The Hunger Games is an assumed presence on any list of young-adult dystopian recommendations, whether or not it has actually been listed. :-)