I've been reading a lot of dystopia recently, having been sucked into the Delirium trilogy on my commutes to and from the office. ( Review is here .) And I do mean "sucked into" because I get way too deep into books. I'm far too easily transported into these places -- which is why I love books and why I don't read anything too dark. I don't have good boundries with imaginary stories. Anyway, these dystopian novels make me rediculousely thankful for all that I have. As a concept, dystopia is when our world goes bad. We run out of oil, tyrants take over the government imposing horrible laws, sun flairs, terrorist takeover, nuclear war, etc. It's not a good vision of our future. Books like Delirium , Maze Runner , Hunger Games, Fahrenheit-452 are excellent examples of this genre. They're fun books to read because they're dramatic and full of action, suspense and a little touch of romance. But they're usually full of deprivation. People a...