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Je-Hee t1_ixaos9c wrote

Reply to comment by bookworm579 in Just finished Fahrenheit 451 and I think I've found me a new favorite author by bookworm579

Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale strikes me as especially relevant for the US at this moment in history. Note that the ebook publisher jacked up the price for the US, so look for a library copy.

Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower may be interesting for you too.

Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go is worth a closer look imo.

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bookworm579 OP t1_ixax90i wrote

so much to read and so little time~

Thank you for the suggestions!

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monkeymind8 t1_ixbagov wrote

I’m past due reading Octavia Butler.

Recommend Ursula Le Guins Left Hand of Darkness.

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TheAceprobe t1_ixc6ys7 wrote

Just saw the movie - Never Let Me Go

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Je-Hee t1_ixcnjns wrote

It was required reading for a class on utopian and dystopian literature in college in my case - and the only book that Ishiguro penned which didn't put me to sleep within 10 minutes.

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3-Eyed_Fishbulb t1_ixma0m0 wrote

My copy of Fahrenheit 451 has, amongst many authors, Margaret Atwood's praise for it. She said this sole book was a big influence to her.

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