12 dystopian books we need to read right now

A dystopian world, by definition, is the opposite of the ideal world, Utopia. Arguably, we can all agree on the fact that dystopia does not anymore refer to a future characterised by doom and devastation. When we say “the future is now”, we invariably suggest that the dystopia we feared of for our future generations, has befallen us; perhaps a little too sooner than expected. So this is the dystopia, this is the doomsday. With the regularity of living beings massacred mercilessly, the commonality of women raped, and the unsurprising censoring and silencing of art, thought, and expression, dystopia is but the very term that defines the modern world. Here we list down the 12 best dystopian fictions that were created to underline the kind of world we might soon find ourselves in!

Ayn Rand’s masterpiece is a work on Objectivism. Set in the United States in an unspecified time in the future, this is an astonishing story of a dystopian society where powerful industrialists abandon their business and fortunes which leads to industries collapsing. Rand details the importance of the human spirit as she explores various philosophical themes in this book.
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The story is set in the future where everything is perfect-- there is no war or hunger. People live in The Community; each Family Unit is entitled to have one male and one female child. The people seem to live in a perfect world where their professions are chosen by the Committee of Elders. When a sensitive 12-year boy, Jonas is selected as the Receiver of Memory at The Ceremony, his life is changed forever. He realises that The Community is not so perfect indeed and embarks on an adventure to find what's missing in their 'perfect' lives. This utopian novel will keep the readers hooked till the end and will make one question what it really means to have it all in life.
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