tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post8349457650628187922..comments2023-10-21T03:54:12.029-04:00Comments on A Gift Universe: Two thingsSheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-41209537860151271582012-10-17T21:21:24.228-04:002012-10-17T21:21:24.228-04:00I think it's the dystopia I like best. That a...I think it's the dystopia I like best. That and the descriptive, thought-provoking writing. I like all kinds of books, but I insist that they be GOOD. I wasted too much time as a teenager reading stuff just because it was in a genre I thought I would like!<br /><br />Google suggested Matched and The Handmaid's Tale. The first was excellent, and I'm almost done with the second -- it's great too (if kind of disturbing).Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-64116962326971153272012-10-16T06:10:17.868-04:002012-10-16T06:10:17.868-04:00+JMJ+
I'm sorry about your computer woes, Sh...+JMJ+ <br /><br />I'm sorry about your computer woes, Sheila. You're right that we all used to be able to share one computer in a family, but now inexplicably (and yet logically--LOL!) require our own personal hardware. <br /><br />From what I've read, Melissa Marr's <i>Carnival of Souls</i> has a premise similar to <i>The Hunger Games</i>: once a generation, the daimon plebes are given a chance to fight to the death for the prize of joining the ruling class. It's a Paranormal Fantasy, though, and I've found that these are hit-or-miss when it comes to world building. <br /><br />Conversely, you can always go for <i>Battle Royale</i> by Koushun Takami, the Japanese novel about school children forced by the government to kill each other until only one is left. It's closer to Horror than Dystopian, however, and quite graphically violent. Okay, perhaps I shouldn't have brought it up! =P <br /><br />Is there something specific you're looking for? I'm focussing on books with similar competitions, but it might be another dystopian future setting that you want, or another YA love triangle, etc.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com