tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post6591559483428299577..comments2024-03-29T02:19:42.154-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction: Life Goes OnDena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-38470619100502052892013-07-30T13:04:51.958-05:002013-07-30T13:04:51.958-05:00Ooh, Proxy sounds very interesting! Thanks for the...Ooh, Proxy sounds very interesting! Thanks for the recommendation.Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-24570835246479389302013-07-30T13:04:20.069-05:002013-07-30T13:04:20.069-05:00Great observation! I agree we are our own heroes a...Great observation! I agree we are our own heroes and villains.Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-66469632387067761422013-07-30T13:03:46.764-05:002013-07-30T13:03:46.764-05:00Always!Always!Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-54508185308656055642013-07-19T18:34:01.550-05:002013-07-19T18:34:01.550-05:00Nice post! I must try out WITHER. Thanks for putti...Nice post! I must try out WITHER. Thanks for putting STUNG on there. Bethany Wigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345327120999157124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-90769280370376176232013-07-19T09:53:35.813-05:002013-07-19T09:53:35.813-05:00I think the corollary to Suzanne's comment &qu...I think the corollary to Suzanne's comment "no matter how bad it gets, humanity adapts and survives, that there is always hope" is that for a lot of these stories, humanity is both their own worst enemy and their best hope. A lot of dystopians have human-caused catastrophes (even if it's a natural event, a recurring theme seems to be people tinkering with things they shouldn't), but it's also human ingenuity or compassion that saves everyone.Angelica R. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-80232482410658083072013-07-19T05:49:15.341-05:002013-07-19T05:49:15.341-05:00Excellent post! I just finished Proxy by Alex Lond...Excellent post! I just finished Proxy by Alex London, a dystopian take on the whipping boy story. You're right, the most important message in these stories is that no matter how bad it gets, humanity adapts and survives, that there is always hope.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288802923434609582noreply@blogger.com