tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post7135158652231419495..comments2023-12-27T03:44:03.834+01:00Comments on Presenting Lenore: Guest Rhiannon Hart on YA DystopiasLenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-20838496539435403232010-03-06T04:15:52.000+01:002010-03-06T04:15:52.000+01:00Great post Rhiannon! I'm seeing dystopian ever...Great post Rhiannon! I'm seeing dystopian everywhere now and am starting to think it's becoming the next big thing.Mel (He Followed Me Home)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02298034468837620679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-31836651788790167882010-03-03T05:34:02.675+01:002010-03-03T05:34:02.675+01:00Also, Lenore: bravo for having Rhiannon on your bl...Also, Lenore: bravo for having Rhiannon on your blog! She's <i>the</i> person I go to for dystopian reading rec's.Ceceliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249223364936344560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-60399320526319263572010-03-03T05:33:16.763+01:002010-03-03T05:33:16.763+01:00Rhiannon - super solid post, as per usual. I appr...Rhiannon - super solid post, as per usual. I appreciated that you engaged with another 'voice' on dystopian literature, and effectively showed that while there's been a recent upsurge in popularity, YA dystopian novels are by no means a new thing.<br /><br />I think these books are scary as heck, but I also can't stop reading them. Some of the best YA authors and books have these themes, and I believe thinking people out there need to delve a little deeper than economic depression and disease for the reason for why that is. You make a great start in this essay. <br /><br />Again, really great writing. I always appreciate your analysis and point of view.Ceceliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249223364936344560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-22372515887953822562010-03-02T23:02:35.229+01:002010-03-02T23:02:35.229+01:00Very intriguing post! I find that I do see many mo...Very intriguing post! I find that I do see many more of these types of books on the shelves aimed at teens than ever before, and I think it's actually a good thing. I think that books like these have powerful messages, and get kids thinking about the ever changing and unknowable future. Great thoughts in this post, thanks Rhiannon!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-6755971968837754922010-03-02T19:45:18.866+01:002010-03-02T19:45:18.866+01:00Sara--Yup, definitely a good thing.
Kay--You'...Sara--Yup, definitely a good thing.<br /><br />Kay--You're welcome!<br /><br />Shellie--I'd have to say Brave New World. It ended without much hope at all. In fact, it ended with the bleakest of all events, a suicide. It's probably the only dystopia I can think of that ends devoid of hope at all. Nineteen Eighty Four, which ends pretty bleakly, still has a hopeful ending as the epilogue reveals that the rulers of Oceania fall.Rhiannon Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611927348379723038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-20408393579309494952010-03-01T19:20:38.017+01:002010-03-01T19:20:38.017+01:00Great post. Very thoughtful and interesting.Great post. Very thoughtful and interesting.Okiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393689307300304035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-69478520306331369512010-03-01T18:17:27.145+01:002010-03-01T18:17:27.145+01:00Excellent as usual Rhiannon!
Question since you h...Excellent as usual Rhiannon!<br /><br />Question since you have read so much of the genre - have you read any does not include hope?<br /><br />Thanks Lenore - I wish I had known of this February theme before today - March 1.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360453947198770223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-40214414482513773122010-03-01T17:54:48.748+01:002010-03-01T17:54:48.748+01:00Wow, great post! I love dystopia but never stop mu...Wow, great post! I love dystopia but never stop much to think about the genre itself and what it means to the readers, especially the YA ones. Thanks!kay - Infinite Shelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227285073921171393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-23966410855855765132010-03-01T11:06:23.430+01:002010-03-01T11:06:23.430+01:00Wow, that was so thorough! What a fantastic post. ...Wow, that was so thorough! What a fantastic post. I can honestly say I learned something about dystopian fiction. Though sometimes reading it (especially if it's written well) can really mess with the nerves in my stomach. Though I suppose that's a good thing ;)Sara {Rhapsody and Chaos}https://www.blogger.com/profile/09824996048264979275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-47459053045887738712010-03-01T09:20:15.298+01:002010-03-01T09:20:15.298+01:00Sas--You're very welcome!
Sandy--Thank you! Y...Sas--You're very welcome!<br /><br />Sandy--Thank you! Yes, that's definitely a big part of my love for dystopia, seeing characters in all sorts of strife and how they cope. <br /><br />Backy--You're welcome!<br /><br />Sadako--I don't know those ones, I'll have to look them up, cheers.<br /><br />La Coccinelle--Precisely. The hope is so important.<br /><br />Misty--Quite. So many good discussions can be started by dystopian lit.<br /><br />Thanks so much for having me as part of Dystopian Feb, Lenore!Rhiannon Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611927348379723038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-72099376567151063912010-02-28T08:23:20.004+01:002010-02-28T08:23:20.004+01:00Great job, Rhiannon! I think when people take a n...Great job, Rhiannon! I think when people take a negative view of dystopian lit and say that kids shouldn't be able to read it, they are missing such a great opportunity; what are these books about if not to start discussions? Why people think that hiding things and ignoring them will make them cease to be is beyond me. And ironically enough, that attitude is, in part, a driving force in the dystopias represented...They had to get that way somehow...Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436497955518156688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-77059546261631520692010-02-28T00:02:09.367+01:002010-02-28T00:02:09.367+01:00I'm not a huge fan of dystopian fiction; I don...I'm not a huge fan of dystopian fiction; I don't think I was as a teenager, either. It tends to scare me. But it's true: dystopias in YA fiction are nothing new. I had to read <i>The Chrysalids</i> back in high school, and I read <i>Tomorrow When the War Began</i> years ago.<br /><br />I think the point about hope is important. Teenagers may be drawn to dystopian fiction (because of the reasons mentioned in this post), but I think very few would continue to read it if every book had a downer of an ending. Hope brings meaning to a story; without it, the events would seem rather pointless.La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-46541266519837932252010-02-27T22:24:52.300+01:002010-02-27T22:24:52.300+01:00Great post from Rhiannon Hart. Interesting Katie R...Great post from Rhiannon Hart. Interesting Katie Roiphe article, too--I only knew her from her rape/college student/Morning After writings.Sadakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164802394129505587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-48234493923950253172010-02-27T14:39:07.886+01:002010-02-27T14:39:07.886+01:00Wow, brilliant guest post. I love dystopias but it...Wow, brilliant guest post. I love dystopias but it was so great to read an analysis of the genre. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379159908572573355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-72655485446675220312010-02-27T13:23:58.673+01:002010-02-27T13:23:58.673+01:00What a wonderful guest post! I guess I don't ...What a wonderful guest post! I guess I don't have much insight to add to that, except that my 12-year-old daughter and I are both errily drawn to disaster and dystopia. It doesn't seem to scare her in the least. Instead, it has made her into a tension junkie, and also makes her consider situations that can make a person stronger.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-43092601251952627292010-02-27T12:24:13.313+01:002010-02-27T12:24:13.313+01:00Thanks Rhiannon and Lenore, that was really intere...Thanks Rhiannon and Lenore, that was really interesting!Sas (Squishy133)http://teamouse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com