I've read some Utopian/Dystopian literature in the past, and I just ... I don't know. I can't seem to like any of it.
The exception being
"1984" of course. Why this and no other? Probably because of what ethelfleda said about it.
Perhaps it's because I
didn't read it for class that I got so much more enjoyment out of it than the others.
I've read
"The Giver," "Lord of the Flies," "Anthem" and
"Brave New World." None of which I enjoyed. All of which were required reading in school.
I actually thought "Brave New World" was good for about the first half of the book. And then it basically turned into "Anthem." At least to me. And I hate "Anthem." Hate is an understatement when it comes to that book.
I think the only reason I was able to come through BNW without completely hating it was because it was read for on of my Political Theory courses, and I got to tear it apart with Plato and Aristotle in a paper.
I don't like to "study" literature, so I suppose being "taught" dystopia/utopian literature doesn't sit well with me. Perhaps its all the dark, I mean really dark, threads and such depressing nature of these stories that really get under my skin. Gah - I don't know what it is about this type of literature that I don't like. I just don't like it.
Perhaps it's the characters, and their inherent whining and annoying qualities. HAHAHAHA!
I never thought of "Wall-E" as a dystopian story, as Darky pointed out, but I guess if you think about it, it really kind of is.