My friend Amy expressed shock when I confessed to not having read The Hunger Games. After a little arm twisting I ordered a copy, and it just arrived yesterday. I can't wait to start reading it, just as soon as I finish Jacqueline Carey's Santa Olivia.
Young Adult fiction has become a hotbed of near-future dystopian fiction, a fact which strikes me as culturally significant. Young adults smell the stink of decay in the air, and are apprehensive about the future (as well they should be). But it saddens me to think of these lovely people nearing adulthood with such a cloud of pessimism hanging over their heads. I feel I've failed them, somehow.
I'd love to hear your own thoughts on the matter.
Young Adult fiction has become a hotbed of near-future dystopian fiction, a fact which strikes me as culturally significant. Young adults smell the stink of decay in the air, and are apprehensive about the future (as well they should be). But it saddens me to think of these lovely people nearing adulthood with such a cloud of pessimism hanging over their heads. I feel I've failed them, somehow.
I'd love to hear your own thoughts on the matter.