Book club suggestions

My book club met last week, and we discussed a triad of books all in the genre of a utopian society. Several of the women remembered reading these in high school {I know, right, how???? How do you remember books you read in high school??}, but thought it would be fun to revisit them.

While these books were a bit dark for some, I must say they were still quite thought provoking. At that time, the books were considered visions of a negative utopia, which apparently has spawned its own word now, called dystopia. See below:

The utopia and its offshoot, the dystopia, are genres of literature that explore social and political structures. Utopian fiction is the creation of an ideal world, or utopia, as the setting for a novel. Dystopian fiction is the opposite: creation of a nightmare world, or dystopia. ...

All three books chosen feature a main character who is disillusioned with their version of society, but feels trapped within it. While one book features a society formed from test-tube creation, where each person is bred for their own specific future destiny, another book features a society so governed by Big Brother that even the mere thought of unhappiness with the current state of affairs is punishable by death.

If you are looking for a different path for your book club this month, consider these "classic" reads.

Brave New World

The Chrysalids

1984