If you want to immerse yourself in the dark dystopian worlds like 'The Handmaid's Tale,' we have seven great novels to check out next.
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The meaning of DYSTOPIAN is of, relating to, or being an imagined world or society in which people lead dehumanized, fearful lives : relating to or characteristic of a dystopia.
So dystopian n., one who advocates or describes a dystopia; dystopian a., of or pertaining to a dystopia; dystopianism, dystopian quality or characteristics." The example of first usage given in the OED (1989 ed.) refers to the 1868 speech by John Stuart Mill quoted above.
Dystopian societies are portrayed with different defining features. There are dystopias of the political left and right, religious and atheistic, futuristic or allegoristic. However, they share numerous concerns and characteristics.
George Orwell, author of the classic dystopian novel "1984" Dystopian books and movies have been a sci-fi staple for decades. The play is set in a dystopian society in which two policemen are investigating a string of horrific crimes involving children.