In the past few years, dystopian works have been hot hot HOT in young adult literature. With the advent of The Hunger Games trilogy, tons of other works about futuristic societies have appeared to much popularity. Lately, I've been reading a few dystopian works as a comparison to my much loved Hunger Games. Here are a few:
1. Divergent - Set in a futuristic society composed of factions. Each group represents a human characteristic (search for knowledge, peace, battle, selflessness, honesty). When you turn 16, you choose which faction you want to join..sometimes forsaking your family to never see them again. The main character, Trish, must decide which faction to choose which is a difficult task for her as she has a quality known as Divergence. Read it to find out more! I enjoyed the premise of this book, and I found it to be exciting. I liked it so much I read it in two days and immediately began the sequel.
2. Insurgent - The sequel to Divergent.....great continuation of the story. I can't wait for the third book in the series to come out in March.
3. Unwind - This is bar far one of the creepiest books I've ever read. It's about a futuristic society in which parents can decide to have their children "unwound" between the ages of 13 and 18. This means, the body parts of their children will be harvested to be donated to others. They don't technically "die," they just enter what they call the "divided state." Super creepy, but also incredibly exciting.
4. Unwholly - This is the book I'm currently reading. It's the second in the Unwind trilogy. So far, it's interesting. I just followed a boy named Starkey who avoided being unwound. He may have met up with some characters from the previous book, but I don't want to tell too much for fear I'll spoil the first book for you!
As you can see, I've been reading a lot of young adult lit lately, and it's been fun. Now, to the part you've anxiously awaited. In case none of those books sound interesting to you, check out some books that your peers are reading in the STUDENT SHOWCASE!
First up is a student who has been vying for Student Showcase for quite some time. Joel has been reading a book that seems to deal with a lot of issues high school students face. Check out one of his reviews of Out of the Pocket.
Next up we have Izzy who is reading a memoir that sounds incredibly interesting called My Lobotamy.
Since I missed out on some Student Showcases last week, I'm including a couple more interesting books that you may be interested in picking up and reading. Now, we have Anna who is reading a book called Lock and Key. Another student is reading this book and enjoying it, so if it sounds right up your alley, you should check it out!
Last, but certainly not least, we have Hannah who is reading a book about bounty hunting and adventure, 11 On Top. I loved her humorous summary of the book. Check out her blog, but don't read her spoiler!
Find a new book and check it out today!! As always...happy reading!
