tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515709830762304987.post229147136762494296..comments2023-10-31T07:03:38.668-07:00Comments on PARAFANTASY: On Writing: Is It Really a Dystopia?Ezmireldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217164955411191307noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515709830762304987.post-55063892773409095792011-07-19T08:26:05.694-07:002011-07-19T08:26:05.694-07:00Thanks for writing this post. Distinguishing can b...Thanks for writing this post. Distinguishing can be confusing. I wrote a blog post on this early on, but I wish I had had this post to reference :)Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237422917705115205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515709830762304987.post-89450197598904364762011-07-19T03:31:27.917-07:002011-07-19T03:31:27.917-07:00I don't really read or write these genres, but...I don't really read or write these genres, but it's good to know the difference. Actually there's a book coming out soon that I want to read and I thought it was dystopian but now I think it's post-apocalyptic. Thanks for clarifying.Kelly Hashwayhttp://www.kellyhashway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515709830762304987.post-56852788483851711422011-07-18T22:12:13.074-07:002011-07-18T22:12:13.074-07:00Very cool chart :) I think it's important to k...Very cool chart :) I think it's important to know exactly what dystopia is, since so many YA writers are cranking out self-proclaimed dystopian novels or books that only have a fraction of what dystopia really is. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but dystopian literature is slowly becoming a generic YA genre.Carina L. Taihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515709830762304987.post-10257253699345208142011-07-18T21:01:07.431-07:002011-07-18T21:01:07.431-07:00Oh great post! I think the Uglies series by Scott ...Oh great post! I think the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeild could almost be both. Or it probably is. I mean the world go through this horrible disaster and then they have this system of suppressing ideas and free thinking.Sarehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829472672254117776noreply@blogger.com