One of my favorite reads is Station Eleven. I read it after COVID hit, which probably made it feel extra close to reality, sort of like we were a few wrong moves away from that being real. There were definitely a few unsettling similarities, which I think is one of the reasons I enjoyed it so much.
Have you ever read a dystopian book that felt uncomfortably close to our reality, or where we could be in the near future? How did it make you feel, and what aspects of the book made it feel that way?
I'm curious to hear people's thoughts on why we tend to enjoy reading dystopian fiction, and what that says about us. Do we just like playing with fire, or does it perhaps make us feel like our current situation is 'better' than that alternative?
by krafeli