Bibliography


 * Bibliography**
 * Created for a hypothetical high school student (possibly male) who read 1984 in class and enjoyed it so much that they were searching for other dystopian books. He enjoyed the following themes that were a major part of 1984: war, government control, rebellion, human nature/struggles, and dystopian societies.

//1984//- George Orwell > //The Chocolate War-// Robert Comier
 * Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, //Nineteen Eighty-Four//is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmare vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life--the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language--and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written.
 * [|1984 Description]
 * Does Jerry Renault dare to disturb the universe? You wouldn't think that his refusal to sell chocolates during his school's fundraiser would create such a stir, but it does; it's as if the whole school comes apart at the seams. To some, Jerry is a hero, but to others, he becomes a scapegoat--a target for their pent-up hatred. And Jerry? He's just trying to stand up for what he believes, but perhaps there is no way for him to escape becoming a pawn in this game of control; students are pitted against other students, fighting for honor--or are they fighting for their lives?
 * [|The Chocolate War Description]

//The Handmaid's Tale-// Margaret Atwood > >> [|The Handmaid's Tale Description] > > //The Hunger Games Trilogy-// Suzanne Collins
 * Funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing, //The Handmaid's Tale// is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force.
 * Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdee steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.
 * [|The Hunger Games Trilogy Description]

//Brave New World-// Aldous Huxley
 * Aldous Huxley's tour de force, //Brave New World//is a darkly satiric vision of a "utopian" future—where humans are genetically bred and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively serve a ruling order. A powerful work of speculative fiction that has enthralled and terrified readers for generations, it remains remarkably relevant to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as thought-provoking, satisfying entertainment.
 * [|Brave New World Description]

//A Clockwork Orange-// Anthony Burgess >
 * A terrifying tale about good and evil and the meaning of human freedom, //A Clockwork Orange//became an instant classic when it was published in 1962 and has remained so ever since. Anthony Burgess takes us on a journey to a nightmarish future where sociopathic criminals rule the night.
 * [|A Clockwork Orange Description]

//Fahrenheit 451-// Ray Bradbury > //Lord of the Flies-// William Golding >> //Divergent Series-// Veronica Roth
 * Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden.
 * [|Fahrenheit 451 Description]
 * Golding's classic, startling, and perennially bestselling portrait of human nature remains as provocative today as when it was first published. This beautiful new edition features French flaps and rough fronts, making it a must-have for fans of this seminal work.
 * [|Lord of the Flies Description]
 * Beatris Prior lives in a futuristic, dystopian Chicago. In this new society, their are three factions: Erudite (the intelligent), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave), and Abnegation (the selfless). Beatris has been a part of the Abnegation faction since birth. However, when she turns 16 and is tested to see what faction she is most compatable with, her life will forever change.
 * Divergent Series Description~


 * How I choose these books**
 * I read a few of these books throughout my education so I knew they had similar themes. However, I also used Amazon's recommended readings and read each book's description to see that they really did have some things in common. I also found a few of these titles through [|TasteKid] which is a Web site that recommends music, movies, books, etc.