If I were to advise you to check out one of the books on my list that you haven't (and assuming you're after more dystopian stuff) then I'd tell you to read Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack. Mostly because it's not very well known so you're not likely to get too many people recommending it to you and because it really, really is messed up.
I don't know if that's necessarily a good thing. I find myself oddly, morbidly attracted to such things, though...
As for The Handmaid's Tale; I'm from the UK and found it disturbing because, I think, for someone on the outside looking at US society during the Bush era (which was when I read it) with the war on terror, the patriot act, the worrying right wing Christian influence on the president, etc. it was looking more prophetic than I think it has for a long time. Not actually something that was going to happen but, as I said before, the echoes were most definitely there. Can't say what it would be like reading it as someone from the US though, for obvious reasons .
*nods* I think that was the very argument I had with Legolas. Note that I haven't read it yet, but that's what I thought of when he told me why it didn't cause that much of a reaction from him. Regardless, I think it'll hit home pretty hard for me.
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Dystopian literature
05/09/2009 09:12:16 PM
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Oh, nice survey.
05/09/2009 11:08:55 PM
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Thanks
06/09/2009 04:35:03 AM
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Click the right-most box next to the Smiley Codes, between the Subject and Body.
06/09/2009 12:14:35 PM
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Crikey...
05/09/2009 11:11:59 PM
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Amen to that last.
06/09/2009 04:40:26 AM
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Incidentally
06/09/2009 08:02:12 AM
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I like dystopian and post-apocalyptic stories
06/09/2009 07:50:08 PM
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I prefer dystopian, myself.
07/09/2009 03:21:51 AM
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The problem with post-apocalyptic stories is that there are so many which are utter crap.
07/09/2009 05:28:02 PM
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Yes, yes.
07/09/2009 08:34:11 PM
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Re: Dystopian literature
06/09/2009 08:48:48 PM
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Your left brain is blank?
07/09/2009 03:25:44 AM
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Re: Dystopian literature
08/09/2009 07:30:58 PM
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Hey! Good to see you on this board!
08/09/2009 08:03:04 PM
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Well I couldn't stay away forever now could I?
08/09/2009 08:42:37 PM
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Re: Well I couldn't stay away forever now could I?
09/09/2009 03:13:33 PM
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I never thought of the Forever War as Dystopian but I guess it could be called that
14/09/2009 04:43:27 PM
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I'll join this party...rather late...but oh well
09/09/2009 07:59:26 PM
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