There used to be a time when folks were mesmerized by the legal thrillers of John Grisham, historical fiction of Dan Brown and even the classic detective novels of Jeff Archer and the legendary Perry Mason.
But these days, folks don’t seem to be interested in novels with a mundane setting (realistic fiction), they seem more interested in Sci-Fi novels and supernatural plots involving things like aliens, fairies, multiverse theories and whatnot. I’m myself a huge fan of Artemis Fowl but I don’t get the sudden inclination towards it.
by pyeri
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is this observation based on actual facts such as sale numbers, number of reviews, library budgets, etc or is it just your feelings?
my take: people are more and more dissatisfied with their own reality and delving into escapist fantasies
Maybe day to day life is a bit shitter than was in previous decades so ppl want escapism more ??
You mean like Sally Rooney’s wild fantasy novels with out there names like *Normal People* that keep getting adapted to TV?
Or maybe like recent super bestseller sensation *Yellowface* with such unrealistic premises as Asian and white people existing?
Or what about *Lessons in Chemistry*, Colleen Hoover’s novels, or recent Pultizer Prize Winner *Demon Copperhead* which all take place on, you guessed it, Earth with no magic or science fiction?
Your premise seems based on almost nothing at all.
I don’t think you can reliably cite a decline in the interest in “realistic” fiction if you’ve included Dan Brown as realistic.
Dan Brown is a character who escaped from Foucault’s Pendulum.