Tag Archives: Dystopian Futures

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Posted on October 22, 2008 by CountessZ

SPOILER ALERT: This book is impossible to discuss without revealing a few key details from the book. I don’t reveal the particulars at any point, but I do discuss things that are not fully made clear until much later in … Continue reading →

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The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Posted on August 14, 2008 by CountessZ

The Road by Cormac McCarthy is by far one of the most arresting novels I have ever read. On the surface, it is a dystopian novel about a very bleak future and the dark underbelly of survival in a true … Continue reading →

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Dystopian Summer

Posted on July 14, 2008 by CountessZ

I am a sucker for just about anything dealing with a dystopian vision of the future. That fascination is exactly why zombies, particularly the Romero-inspired planetary epidemic version, hold so much appeal for me. I am always on the lookout … Continue reading →

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