Favourite books?

[Froge]

Does anyone here enjoy Dystopian novels? That's my absolute favourite genre.

For some reason I don't like a lot of the books that are considered popular today. I could never get into Harry Potter because of Rowling's writing style (I've tried to read each one in the series), there's just something about it that....perks me. Also I found the characters to be extremely generic. Right at the start, I knew who the good guys were, and as expected (from watching the movies), they remained the protagonists right to the end. Certain characters like Snape were much more enjoyable and multi-dimensional, but that was about it.

I didn't like Lord of the Rings better, although I do consider the series to be superior to HP, because at least I got through to the very end. Once again, generic, archetypal characters were the main problem, although since this was the first fantasy book every written, I could easily excuse that. Tolkien creates an immersive world with his elaborate descriptions of the settings, and has also created an extensive mythology. But I couldn't really relate to his characters much, and the villain never appeared directly, so I thought the plot was quite uninteresting and a bit shallow. Also there were some racist undertones.