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Originally Posted by xg4bx
not science fiction per se but i've had to give up reading dystopias,zombies and 'survival horror'. i was consuming a steady diet of it and it just felt unhealthy.
i'm still reading 'gritty' fantasy and sword&sorcery but at least there still seems to be a sense of wonder without the soul crushing depression.
i think you can still have realistic, good characters and a positive outlook without seeming naive.
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Agreed.
I love the first few books in Anne McCaffery's Brain & Brawn series. She shows a world where a lot of wonderful (and horrible) things can happen. But she always came back to people who tried their best and made a difference by doing so.
Maybe I should pick that up again this year.
