I have loved reading Utopias.
Plato's
Republic is my favorite. Especially the section that digresses called the "Allegory of the Cave. "
There's Thomas Moore's
Utopia.
Gillman's
Herland.
Another, called
Erehwon, (which is nowhere spelled backwards!) I cannot remember the author right now.
There are so many more that I cannot think of now. I often thought of doing a research project on them; comparing the issues of the day through time; and seeking to see what, if any, progress has been made in our search for the perfect world.
But, I love utopias because they speak of the issues of the day in which they were written. That gives me insight into the issues that I deal with daily too. So, even those written thousands of years ago speak to me today, and yes, provide a hope and a comfort that we CAN make things better.
Shalom!