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Dystopian Fiction Quotes

I’ve always read broadly: literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, chick lit, historical, dystopian, nonfiction, memoir. I’ve even read Westerns. I prefer female protagonists Picture Quote #1

What I find interesting and heartening, though, is that there does seem to be a shift in the subject matter being written about by women that is doing well in the culture. We’re seeing more women writing dystopian fiction, more women writing novels set post-apocalyptic settings, subjects and themes that used to be dominated by men Picture Quote #1

My English teachers gave me a copy of Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ when I left high school, which has always been very special to me - it was the novel that introduced me to dystopian fiction. I’m also influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, Dickens, John Wyndham and Middle English dream-visions Picture Quote #1

Although I write dystopian fiction, I don’t believe in dystopian fantasies Picture Quote #1

It’s a heartening fact about the human race that utopian fiction precedes dystopian fiction in the evolution of literature Picture Quote #1

Sometimes when we label something dystopian fiction, I feel like we’re trying very hard not to use the words ‘science fiction,’ because science fiction has those horrible connotations of rocket ships and bodacious babes Picture Quote #1

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I never, as a reader, have been particularly interested in dystopian literature or science fiction or, in fact, fantasy Picture Quote #1

Within the realm of fiction, it is always tempting to set one’s stories in a dystopian future, where all our misgivings about state power can be shown in full force Picture Quote #1

Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn’t be escapism Picture Quote #1

Its a heartening fact about the human race that utopian fiction precedes dystopian fiction in the evolution of literature Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always read broadly: literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, chick lit, historical, dystopian, nonfiction, memoir. I’ve even read Westerns. I prefer female protagonists (Dystopian Fiction Quotes) What I find interesting and heartening, though, is that there does seem to be a shift in the subject matter being written about by women that is doing well in the culture. We’re seeing more women writing dystopian fiction, more women writing novels set post-apocalyptic settings, subjects and themes that used to be dominated by men (Dystopian Fiction Quotes) My English teachers gave me a copy of Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ when I left high school, which has always been very special to me - it was the novel that introduced me to dystopian fiction. I’m also influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, Dickens, John Wyndham and Middle English dream-visions. (Dystopian Fiction Quotes) Although I write dystopian fiction, I don’t believe in dystopian fantasies (Dystopian Fiction Quotes) It’s a heartening fact about the human race that utopian fiction precedes dystopian fiction in the evolution of literature. (Dystopian Fiction Quotes) Sometimes when we label something dystopian fiction, I feel like we’re trying very hard not to use the words ‘science fiction,’ because science fiction has those horrible connotations of rocket ships and bodacious babes. (Dystopian Fiction Quotes) I never, as a reader, have been particularly interested in dystopian literature or science fiction or, in fact, fantasy. (Dystopian Fiction Quotes) Within the realm of fiction, it is always tempting to set one’s stories in a dystopian future, where all our misgivings about state power can be shown in full force. (Dystopian Fiction Quotes) Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn’t be escapism (Dystopian Fiction Quotes) Its a heartening fact about the human race that utopian fiction precedes dystopian fiction in the evolution of literature (Dystopian Fiction Quotes)