I, unfortunately, have not been able to start, let alone finish, reading or re-reading one of the dystopian novels I wanted to talk about on this blog. Hopefully my next post will be dedicated to just that. However, because I feel that I have read a good amount of dystopian novels, written by and starring women, I thought I would dedicate this post to mentioning a few. I will probably at some point discuss all of the following novels in greater detail on this blog, but for now here is a short list of my top three favorite dystopian YA novels...
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Divergent by Veronica Roth
One of the most recently popular dystopian novels that will soon be turned into a movie. The best way to sum this up (without any spoilers) is to say that this book is about a teenage girl who goes through an identity crisis, as most teenage girls do. Of course, in this world, your identity is everything. This book is filled with lots of action, adventure, romance, and all kinds of interesting perspectives on the politics of this world. This novel is definitely one of my favorites, mostly because it's one of the few books I've read that doesn't have any "boring" parts. No long paragraphs about the main character making a sandwich, setting up a tent, blah blah blah. I was engaged the entire time! Which makes everything much more fun and exciting.
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
If you haven't heard of this novel I am SHOCKED. However, you may have heard of it without actually reading it. In which case, why haven't you read it yet? I get it, I get it. Things that are really hyped up and talked about can turn people off. That's how I was with Harry Potter for years and of course, once I read all of the books I immediately regretted that. I can't guarantee that Hunger Games will be your favorite book ever and that it will completely live up to your expectations--but if you like Dystopian Young Adult novels, you'll probably dig this one.
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Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Well for one thing, my name is ALSO Lauren (so me loving this novel was just meant to be) and the cover is gorgeous! But moving past that, this is seriously one of my favorite books of any genre I have ever read. Now, I'm a hopeless romantic, and that's what this book is all about--love. But more than that, this book is about family, friendship, freedom, fighting for what is right! Imagine a world where falling in love was considered to be a DISEASE. My mind was blown when the friend that loaned this to me told me that was what it was about. Imagine the possibilities! Well, Lauren Oliver definitely explores those possibilities in the breath-taking novel and I highly recommend to pick it up sometime.
*Sorry I have been terrible at posting anything other than the introduction I made over a month ago, I promise I'll start posting on here more often! Thanks for reading!
**Also, the three images I got were just from googling the book titles, I do not own them :)
