tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post3882462357877589072..comments2023-08-15T05:06:03.233-06:00Comments on The Writing Sisterhood: Futureland: Dystopian vs. Post-ApocalypticThe Sisterhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889577041903181315noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-89767054274189048412014-02-12T22:06:55.018-07:002014-02-12T22:06:55.018-07:00Just remembered to tell you that the other day I w...Just remembered to tell you that the other day I watched most of The Fifth Element with Bruce Willis (ever seen it?) but I couldn't finish. It was one of the most bizarre/incomprehensible films I've ever seen. It's definitely Futureland but it doesn't seem to be neither dystopian nor post apocalyptic (or is it?) More like end-of-the-world/aliens or something.Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848249911635132594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-8454851834025495682014-02-12T21:50:42.671-07:002014-02-12T21:50:42.671-07:00Thanks for clarifying the difference between dysto...Thanks for clarifying the difference between dystopian and post-apocalyptic. I was one of the people who thought it was the same genre. :)<br /><br />From the movies and books you mention, I've only read The Hunger Games ( I found the premise disturbing but got hooked in the story after the games started) and saw I am Legend, The War of the Worlds and Planet of the Apes (like the Heston version better). I guess I like Post Apocalyptic better but neither one is my cup of tea.<br /><br />Good post!Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848249911635132594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-27065490184829987302014-02-12T14:10:18.670-07:002014-02-12T14:10:18.670-07:00It is odd that there are no thrillers; not much co...It is odd that there are no thrillers; not much commercial-bestseller fiction at all, in fact. It's like the store has been designed for, um, ME. :)<br /><br />I'm always a little skeered to recommend books to you or to Suze, you are both more particular than I am and I feel like I don't have a good track record with finding books y'all might like. I can only tell you which ones I really enjoyed: The Dog Stars, by Peter Heller (post-apocalypic; a man and his dog survive a superflu); The Age of Miracles, by Karen Walker Thompson (mid-apocalyptic, about a tween girl experiencing the world's end); the MaddAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood (a mad scientist unleashes an apocalypse in the first book, the second two are the aftermath); and the Wool series by Hugh Howey (really imaginative post apocalypse, though the first book has all the cool world-building). For dystopians, have you read 1984 recently? That is not a predictable book, at least by modern dystopian standards. The Handmaid's Tale (also Margaret Atwood) is also different from YA dystopian fare, which, you're right ... that genre is pretty predictable. In fact, I'd just recommend you skip the YA stuff and go for adult dystopian.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-85696491931325888062014-02-12T13:55:08.216-07:002014-02-12T13:55:08.216-07:00Well, I do too, actually. I don't think I coul...Well, I do too, actually. I don't think I could read these genres if I truly thought we were sunk.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-54682844350119099672014-02-12T11:41:58.796-07:002014-02-12T11:41:58.796-07:00Blade Runner and Mad Max -- ah...the good ol' ...Blade Runner and Mad Max -- ah...the good ol' days of early post-apocoliptic life!<br /><br />Anyway, I'm trying to figure out what bookstore you frequent. It's a bit strange that there's no thriller section. It sounds wonderfully cozy, though!<br /><br />I have a hard time reading or watching much in either of these genres. It's so depressing! Not that I don't like a good depressing story, but most of them are so similar that you've usually figured out the ending long before you've gotten to the last page. I think I might try a couple that you've listed, though. I need a good dystopian/post-apocoliptic novel to darken my mood and reading list. Do you have one with a great surprise ending you could recommend?Mary Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429769115085903305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-82146367001068282232014-02-12T11:00:40.716-07:002014-02-12T11:00:40.716-07:00I see something very different on the horizon.I see something very different on the horizon.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-55378994759657240682014-02-10T08:20:14.520-07:002014-02-10T08:20:14.520-07:00It is weirdly pleasurable to write this kind of st...It is weirdly pleasurable to write this kind of story. And to read it! I love survivalist stories, especially. Makes me appreciate having a home, food, and a (relatively) functional government.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-75807748174071356192014-02-10T07:21:55.377-07:002014-02-10T07:21:55.377-07:00Like the idea of the bookstore creating a shelf ca...Like the idea of the bookstore creating a shelf called "Futureland". That's a good broad title for the variation in genres. And, yep, I've combined both elements of a dystopian society and a war and disease ravaged world into my novels. It's just so much fun. :PLuanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.com