Tag Archives: Dystopian Fiction

1984 by George Orwell
1984 Review: Orwell’s Blueprint for Total Control Still Holds

Orwell's grim novel about a state that controls truth itself is still the sharpest dystopia [...]

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (book cover)
Never Let Me Go Review: Ishiguro’s Quietest, Cruelest Novel

A calm, devastating novel about three friends raised for a purpose they barely question; essential [...]

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid’s Tale Review: Still the Dystopia That Sets the Bar

Atwood's chilling story of a woman forced to bear children for the ruling class remains [...]

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Brave New World Review: A Dystopia Built on Pleasure, Not Fear

Huxley's vision of a society kept docile by pleasure, drugs and conditioning feels more relevant [...]