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The Lobster (2015)
The Lobster (2015)
2015 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Pretty funny, at times (1 more)
An interesting premise
Dragged a bit (1 more)
A little too heavy for a comedy
Dark surreal dystopian comedies need more humor
Good, not quite as darkly funny as I expected, seemed more concerned with the politics and "rules of the universe" than entirely necessary which kind of messed with the pacing dragged the humor a little bit. Other people were having a hard time understanding the world as built, anyway, so it seems a bit of wasted effort.
  
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Ghost (30 KP) Jul 28, 2017

Extremely surreal, I have a fondness for this film

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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Survivors in Books

May 20, 2018  
Survivors
Survivors
K'Anne Meinel | 2018 | Dystopia, LGBTQ+
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I have had this book on mt 'list' for awhile. It was worth the wait. It mixed two of my favorite genres of dystopian and lesbian fiction together. It was well researched and written. The characters were realistic and for the most part likable(there were a few you wanted to slap). The ending could have been better or another book could be written to continue the story. It just left me wanting more which is not necessarily a bad thing.
  
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Hypeshooter (3 KP) created a post

Jul 12, 2017  
Just finished devouring ep 2/S2 of 'True Blood'. Took me long enough to sink my fangs into it. (Pun fully intended).


Now off to bed for some not so light reading.
I am currently absorbed in 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood. Powerful, disturbing, compelling and utterly heart wrenching.

I finished watching the tv series last week which is absolutely brilliant.
A must watch for those interested in dystopian and New World Order themes.
Definitely influened by George Orwell's classic 'Big Brother' totalitarian novel, '1984'.
     
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The Rift in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
The Rift
The Rift
Walter J. Fraser Jr. | 1999 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
[The Rift] by [Walter J. Williams] is exactly the type of book I love to read. I enjoy dystopian that could actually happen such as the Yellowstone Volcano or, in this case, the New Madrid Fault. [Williams] does a great job describing the events that could happen if this fault slipped. Also he does a nice job creating characters both likable and ones you keep hoping will die. The way he brings all the different story lines together is predictable but works. I recommend this book.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Power in Books

Jul 27, 2017  
The Power
The Power
Naomi Alderman | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
9
7.9 (13 Ratings)
Book Rating
Disturbing for its anthropological truths
I was pretty blown away by the subject matter. What if the tables were completely turned? Women in power, no longer in servitude. The level of violence only reflects the reality that women face daily. An extremely difficult but clever look at societal inequality from the other shoe.

There were times I lost track as the action became overwhelming but the fundamental moral remained true. Dark and disturbing but is it dystopian? Hard to say because that's the reality for many today.
  
Ready Player One (2018)
Ready Player One (2018)
2018 | Sci-Fi
A good Gen X movie
This is a great movie to bad it did not meassure up to the book. Now saying that i gave it an 8. If it followed the book to a tee you could have had 2 or 3 movies easy from it. As a child of the 80s this movie hit home. It had both the feel of the 80s and the since of a dystopian future. I highly recommend watching the movie and reading the book, do it that order.
  
What Happened to Monday (2017)
What Happened to Monday (2017)
2017 | Crime, Sci-Fi
I love dystopian ideas and this appealed (0 more)
Too many characters (2 more)
It becomes really confusing after a while
I disliked the main characters so didn’t really care what happened to them
This is a great premise. In a future world where you can only have one child a grandfather keeps sextuplets and calls them Monday-Sunday. They all have a day of the week that they are allowed outside but one day Monday disappears. The other sisters set about to find her before their secret is discovered.
  
Anachrony
Anachrony
2017 | Economic, Science Fiction
Strong theme (1 more)
Good quality
Overly complex (0 more)
Dystopian themed worker placement game
This game is really not my cup of tea, which is an unpopular opinion to have in our house, since my husband is very fond of it. Although it is good-looking and I'm a fan of the exosuits, there is more interaction with the board than between players and I became increasingly restless (and grumpy) waiting for turns to be taken. It also felt overly complicated with very little pay-off in terms of enjoyment!