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VarinnVarinn Vancouver, BCRegistered User regular
edited July 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
For a long time I've loved the story basis of police states.

I've read 1984, played Half-Life2, watched V for Vendetta and to a lesser extent, children of men.

I would like a few more examples of such stories. Books are preffered, but I'm open to all suggestions

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    PaleCommanderPaleCommander Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow, is a somewhat dystopian take on the Department of Homeland Security. It's free for download at http://craphound.com/littlebrother/download/.

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    cabsycabsy the fattest rainbow unicorn Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    A Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, Fahrenheit 451.

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    DeadlySherpaDeadlySherpa Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    brave new world, by Aldous Huxley

    Instead of a police state controlling information the state uses a glut of information to distract and misinform the populace

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    zeenyzeeny Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Acts of Caine series by Matthew Stover
    Hunger games series by Suzanne Collins(which is Acts of Caine light, by a worse writer)
    Never let me go by Ishiguro, which is brilliant, but I'm really not sure if it fits with what you're expecting.
    Also, none of Saramago's novels are strictly police state or dystopian and yet I'd recommend them all.

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    SevorakSevorak Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    We, by Evgeni Zamyatin is the inspiration for 1984 (admitted by Orwell) and speculated to be the inspiration for Brave New World, though Huxley denied it, and is pretty good.

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    CelestialBadgerCelestialBadger Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    "Nothing to Envy" by Barbara Demick.

    It follows the real lives of six ordinary people who defected from North Korea. It sounds serious, but it's a gripping read and terrifying at the same time. It's hard to believe such a nightmare world exists in the 21st century.

    "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi.

    An autobiographical graphic novel about a young girl growing up in a privileged family in '80s Iran. Sometimes it's heartwarming, sometimes horrifying, as you see the relatively liberal country of Iran turned into the theocratic police state we know today.

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    SeeksSeeks Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Watch Equilibrium.

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    Chake99Chake99 Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    play Deus Ex.

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    SatsumomoSatsumomo Rated PG! Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Read about North Korea, it's like science-fiction, in real-life!

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    CorvusCorvus . VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Journey into the Whirlwind

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    Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    The Saboteur, maybe?

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    VarinnVarinn Vancouver, BCRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Thanks much for the tips, looks like I'll be hitting Chapters soon :winky:

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    BlindZenDriverBlindZenDriver Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury would be a possible choice. You could also read about East-Germany to name just one country if you're ready to go non-fiction.

    Movie wise I can think of Brazil and Minority Report (there is also a book).

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    TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    The Lives of Others is a good movie to watch.

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    ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Starship Troopers. The book, not the movie.

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    November FifthNovember Fifth Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    This Perfect Day by Ira Levin

    The Star Fraction by Ken MacLeod

    The movie Equilibrium.

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    JohnnyCacheJohnnyCache Starting Defense Place at the tableRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    V for Vendetta (the comic)

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    VarinnVarinn Vancouver, BCRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Next thread is going to be "How to recover from financial loss of buying a multitude of books"

    :winky:

    EDIT: Damn look at that thread view count, apparently people were expecting a real hot topic :P

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    RadicalTurnipRadicalTurnip Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Of course, it may be a "Children's book" but it's a good one: The Giver

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    HypatiaHypatia Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    THX-1138 (movie)

    Some of Philip K. Dick's stories are police state, like Minority Report (book, not movie)

    Edit: Fixed the number after the THX! Thanks! :)

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    The_Glad_HatterThe_Glad_Hatter One Sly Fox Underneath a Groovy HatRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Just here to second the german movie The Live of Others. Really good realistic example. The weirdeststuff is always the stuff that has actually happened.

    And Fahrenheit 451... amazing book.

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    TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Hypatia wrote: »
    THX-1148 (movie)

    Some of Philip K. Dick's stories are police state, like Minority Report (book, not movie)

    1138, actually. Can't believe I forgot that one. Fantastic movie.

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    MolybdenumMolybdenum Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Brazil

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