I just heard about the Dystopian Challenge a week ago, and I've been hearing about it ever since, so I thought I'd better join in. I had to look up what "dystopian" meant because I wasn't sure.
"A dystopia is a vision, of an often futuristic society, which has developed into a negative version of Utopia. A Dystopia is often characterized by an authoritarian or totalitarian form of government. It often features different kinds of repressive social control systems, a lack or total absence of individual freedoms and expressions and a state of constant warfare or violence." (Wikipedia)
Looking at this list, Wikipedia.com, I realized I've already read some dystopian literature.
My past dytopian reads:
1. The Giver by Lois Lowry. Read it for Children's Lit in college. Loved.
2. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. I didn't finish this book because I couldn't get into it. I've also tried to read Peeps by the same author, but I didn't like that one either.
I have Hunger Games and The Forest of Hands and Teeth already on my Future Reads list.
The Dystopian Challenge runs from January 1 to August 24, 2010.
There are 3 levels of the Dystopian Challenge:
Level 1 - Experimental - 5 books
Level 2 - Addict - 10 books
Level 3 - Junkee - 20 books
Parajunkee's View is hosting a contest for those who have read 20 Dystopian books. You will automatically get a dystopian button with the name of your blog on it, and you'll be entered to win a copy of Mocking Jay, the third book in the Hunger Games series. I have really got to get going on reading this series! I've heard so much about it.
If you're interested, go here: Parajunkee's View, enter your name and blog, and grab the button so more people can hear about the challenge. Also, once you read and review a dystopian book, don't forget to leave a link to your review in the Parajunkee's View's Dystopian Challenge comments.
-Kelsey
