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Dystopian Fiction Defined

Utopia is a fictive society of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions.

The opposite of a utopia or a perfect society is a dystopia. A dystopia is an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives.

Divergent series by Veronica Roth

The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

The Maze Runner series by James Dashner

Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld

Unwind series by Neal Shusterman

Matched series by Ally Condie

Feed by M.T. Anderson

Legend by Marie Lu

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