Hmmm. Here's one. Seeking dystopian fiction? Really?
Nope. No dystopia here. Decidedly all about the utopian fictional environment. Dystopian fiction is like tossing out the travel brochures and picking a refugee camp for February break. Dystopian fiction is like having omega-3 fish oil for dessert. Dystopian fiction is exactly like scheduling your gingival graft the day before Thanksgiving.
Nope, I am all about Utopian fiction. I'll admit it. I hated Lord of the Flies. Hated it. It disturbed me on many levels for a long time, and I am still annoyed at the teacher - who passed it out after Christmas hols (January!) with a malicious smile. I have always suspected she secretly strove to single-handedly impact teen suicide rates. (she sells seashells)
Non-fiction dystopia? Rolling up the sleeves. That is history, and fascinating. I'll study anything - it just isn't where I want to go when I crack the spine of a novel.
Like the fish oil. I'll take it - with fiber, even - just don't call it dessert.
However, de gustibus non est disputandum.
Next..........
I tolerated lord of the flies as I also wanted to like Bram Stoker's Dracula, but being a kid at the time, it was just too boring, although the neck biting stuff was pretty cool. Stephen King came along with "Carrie" when I was in HS, and then "Salem's Lot", well, I took to him like ...well...alcohol or crack or sumpin'. lol
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