Sox, I would recommend Oryx and Crake and Handmaid's Tale. Same dystopian fun....no zombies!
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Kat - Oct 05, 2011 4:05:27 am PDT #16505 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Consuela - Oct 05, 2011 5:04:50 am PDT #16506 of 28370
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Sox, she might like Nancy Farmer's House of the Scorpion, which is a YA-adventure dystopian variation on Never Let Me Go -- and written first.
Steph L. - Oct 05, 2011 5:12:31 am PDT #16507 of 28370
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Possibly the Midnighters trilogy by Scott Westerfeld. Or, for that matter, his Uglies/Pretties/Specials trilogy.
le nubian - Oct 05, 2011 5:48:29 am PDT #16508 of 28370
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Sox,
I am going to deviate slightly from the recommendations above and suggest the Suarez novels: Daemon and Freedom (tm).
The pacing of the novels is pretty quick and Suarez's novels have that kind of dystopian feel to them that the Hunger Games does.
flea - Oct 05, 2011 7:04:44 am PDT #16509 of 28370
information libertarian
Buffista authors MUST try to arrange signing at Joseph-Beth in Cincinnati if possible. It is a) awesome and b) a short walk from my house. (I faced out Cold Kiss in the YA section this morning.)
Amy - Oct 05, 2011 7:07:50 am PDT #16510 of 28370
Because books.
Aw, thank you, flea!
Also, hey! You're in Cincinnati! Yay!
Hil R. - Oct 05, 2011 7:23:55 am PDT #16511 of 28370
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'd recommend Glass Books of the Dream-Eaters.
Sophia Brooks - Oct 05, 2011 7:44:47 am PDT #16512 of 28370
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I just read erin's interview with the author of Cold Kiss Are we keeping it a secret>
- and I want to laugh because every time we talk about the book I get the song "Honey" by The Hush Sound stuck in my head and it IS named after the song.
Burrell - Oct 05, 2011 7:53:19 am PDT #16513 of 28370
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Erin, Amy, loved the interview!
Beverly - Oct 05, 2011 8:44:33 am PDT #16514 of 28370
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
That was a kickass interview! I'd buy the book on that rec alone.