{"id":72023,"date":"2020-04-09T15:29:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T20:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=72023"},"modified":"2020-04-09T15:35:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T20:35:53","slug":"5-classic-dystopian-novels-and-where-you-can-find-them-at-chicago-bookstores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/5-classic-dystopian-novels-and-where-you-can-find-them-at-chicago-bookstores\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Classic Dystopian Novels and Where You Can Find Them at Chicago Bookstores"},"content":{"rendered":"

For years, dystopian literature has been a means to dissect particular aspects of modern society and magnify these characteristics in a futuristic world. Dystopia, literally, translates into \u201cbad place;\u201d and, although these novels might not be the \u201cgood place,\u201d they are good reads for those who want to take a critical eye to (seemingly) fictitious social processes and systems. Delve into the world of dystopian fiction with these classic novels from decades past and while you\u2019re at it, support your local bookstores in Chicago!<\/p>\n

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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury<\/h2>\n

Available at Volumes Book Cafe<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ray Bradbury\u2019s dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451<\/em>, transports you to a futuristic America in which books are fiercely outlawed. In addition to books, free-thinking and the discussion of free-flowing ideas are all criminal acts, punishable by institutionalization or death. To the government, books are threatening and, as such, must be burned by firemen \u2014 all in the name of censorship. Self-absorbed television and media consumption is hailed as proper and law-abiding. Embark on this literary excursion with Guy Montag (a fireman) and Clarisse McClellan (a random encounter turned true friend) as they fight the good fight against an oppressive dystopian government.<\/p>\n

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The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin<\/h2>\n

Find it at Women and Children First<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ira Levin, probably most known for his horror novel, Rosemary\u2019s Baby<\/em>, offers a different take on a \u201cdystopia.\u201d In this satirical thriller, you\u2019ll explore the lives of the wives in a white-picket fence-neighborhood in Stepford, Connecticut, who discover their husbands\u2019 horrifying secrets. This novel offers a meaningful (albeit foreboding) interpretation of power dynamics and gender juxtaposed with the ideals of domesticity and turmoil of feminism. For only 145 pages, The Stepford Wives<\/em> is a quick, telling, and insightful read that may give a whole new meaning to the term \u201cStepford Wife.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding<\/h2>\n

Get it at The Book Cellar<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Remember this title from eighth grade English class? Most likely, Lord of the Flies<\/em> left some form of an impression on you \u2014 be it Piggy, the conch, or Jack and Ralph. Lord of the Flies<\/em> is a seemingly simple yet deeply complex critique of social organization, power, and human nature in the face of imminent threat. Taking place on an island after a plane crash, Lord of the Flies explores themes of self-governance and group-mentality \u2014 such that you\u2019ll start to wonder if humans can ever exist in harmony while a beast lives deep within them.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Kurt Vonnegut – Slaughterhouse-Five<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut<\/h2>\n

Available at Unabridged Bookstore<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Known as an anti-war book, Slaughterhouse-Five\u2014<\/em>or its lesser-known subtitle: The Children’s Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death<\/em>\u2014explores the life of Billy Pilgrim, a prisoner of war from the historic 1944 Battle of the Bulge. A nod to the reality of prisoners\u2019 experiences with PTSD, Slaughterhouse-Five<\/em> depicts the cyclical loop of memories that Pilgrim encounters while a prisoner. In this loop, you feel Pilgrim\u2019s pain, confusion, and frustration as the memories incessantly flood him (and you). Eventually discharged, Pilgrim then attempts to re-enter normal life but is later institutionalized. Follow the life and strife of Pilgrim, from discharge and marriage to fatherhood and alien abduction, and you\u2019ll quickly consider this sci-fi dystopia a classic, albeit haunting, reminder of history\u2019s havoc.<\/p>\n

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Woman On the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy<\/h2>\n

Buy it from Bookends and Beginnings<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Looking for a novel that combines all the horrors of a dystopian society through a futuristic utopia? Be prepared to do so in Woman On the Edge of Time<\/em>. Beginning with an allegory of institutionalization, healthcare, and drug violence, Woman On the Edge of Time<\/em> paints a bleak scene of 1970s New York for an impoverished, new mother, Consuelo Ramos (otherwise known as Connie).<\/p>\n

After she\u2019s institutionalized again through malevolent policing, Connie has communication with Luciente. Luciente is an androdgynous figure from a futuristic communal and agrarian society, Mattapoisett. The result? A community in the year 2137 \u2014 without social classes, gender differentiators, and pollution. From environmentalism and sexism to racism and class-subordination, Luciente\u2019s society has made sense of the troubles that plague current times\u2026 or has it? Read Piercy\u2019s dystopia to expand the limits and boundaries of a utopian dystopia\u2026 or a dystopian utopia.<\/p>\n

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Explore a different world as we navigate our current circumstances and you\u2019ll discover gut-wrenching and foreboding tales that are still relevant to this day.<\/p>\n

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