tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310633429248003646.post7676933812773262173..comments2014-08-31T23:50:01.067-04:00Comments on Version 2.0: Dial me a 481.windaeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675521688357602729noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310633429248003646.post-60656574562591760882013-10-08T13:16:47.011-04:002013-10-08T13:16:47.011-04:00I didn't see it on your reading list over at y...I didn't see it on your reading list over at your blog (though I did see Divergent was on there--it's kind of decent, actually, haha)! I think I watched a youtube clip of Bladerunner and was not impressed. But it is quite old, right? <br /><br />I remember reading Brave New World in class during high school and found it to be very depressing. But I totally get your view that society is kind of messed up, and now reading these depressing things just makes it seem more depressing. I think most of my problems with the genre is that I don't really relate to any of the characters at all--whether it be the way they're written or the actions that they do. I think my favorite "dystopian" book is probably Fahrenheit 451, and only because I find the premise of burning books interesting (I think). <br /><br />I know you've got a huge list of non-fiction books on your reading list, but take some time to read some fiction too! They're good if you want to have you brain just relax and not think too much. Come to think of it, what genres of fiction do you like anyway? :Dwindaeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675521688357602729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310633429248003646.post-48641602865505900392013-10-03T12:47:52.750-04:002013-10-03T12:47:52.750-04:00I also read this book recently! Was kind of disapp...I also read this book recently! Was kind of disappointed because this and Bladerunner were lauded so much. I do like dystopian books but it started blurring together in my head with Neuromancer, Brave New World, and all the other books of a similar genre. Probably very seminal when it came out but maybe I'm kind of meh about it now because it's 1) eerily becoming more accurate of how society functions today and 2) a quite familiar story in this genre, at least to us reading it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com