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littleredwolves's review
1.0
The author of the book was a former editor at SFX magazine. This is important to note going into the book because this book could have been a much shorter opinion peice/blog post.
This book masquerades as an objective look at the elements, history and nuances of the dystopian genre. It is a cluster of ideas that fail to form a cohesive experience.
Bitterly disappointed. The redeeming quality being it listed quite a few books I now plan on reading.
This book masquerades as an objective look at the elements, history and nuances of the dystopian genre. It is a cluster of ideas that fail to form a cohesive experience.
Bitterly disappointed. The redeeming quality being it listed quite a few books I now plan on reading.
jaipal's review
3.0
This is a coffee book for those who like dystopian fiction. I used it as a reference guide for dystopian works that I might be interested in.
It's fairly comprehensive, with lists of novels, movies, tv series, anime, artwork, comics, theatre, music and webcomics. However, most of the emphasis is on books, movies and TV series with a small section on the other types of dystopian works.
The artwork in the book is nicely done, some of it from artists and others from movie posters and film stills. For me, this is a book to read once and then go off and read/watch/listen to the materials listed in this book.
It's fairly comprehensive, with lists of novels, movies, tv series, anime, artwork, comics, theatre, music and webcomics. However, most of the emphasis is on books, movies and TV series with a small section on the other types of dystopian works.
The artwork in the book is nicely done, some of it from artists and others from movie posters and film stills. For me, this is a book to read once and then go off and read/watch/listen to the materials listed in this book.
tardycreative's review
3.0
Not as good as I thought it would be. There were lots of things missed out in this not-so-comprehensive guide to dystopian fiction. Many examples missed included but are not limited to, The Stand, The Dark Tower series, Waterworld, etc.
Instead the author concentrates mostly on The Hunger Games, 1984, A Clockwork Orange and I am Legend as their main points of focus in the book.
For a true dystopian fan and writer, I am disappointed.
The book can be read in less than 30 minutes as it's very slap dashed and focuses mostly on dystopian digital art.
Instead the author concentrates mostly on The Hunger Games, 1984, A Clockwork Orange and I am Legend as their main points of focus in the book.
For a true dystopian fan and writer, I am disappointed.
The book can be read in less than 30 minutes as it's very slap dashed and focuses mostly on dystopian digital art.
milos_dumbraci's review
5.0
a good introduction for those not that familiar with the post-apocalyptic art. Not for me in that sense (I already know much more), but I absolutely loved the illustrations, more than perfect to my (dark) taste.
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