tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post7121629426273754353..comments2024-03-28T03:22:31.230-04:00Comments on The League of Extraordinary Writers: Society and The GodspeedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-4761114957712742772011-01-13T14:16:07.592-05:002011-01-13T14:16:07.592-05:00I'm not sure it counts exactly as a microcosm,...I'm not sure it counts exactly as a microcosm, but I saw a lot of underlying themes about socio-economic status, and the environment in Paolo Bacigaluipi's Ship Breaker.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-8324737077332181762011-01-13T11:39:56.766-05:002011-01-13T11:39:56.766-05:00Interesting thoughts in this post. First, I love w...Interesting thoughts in this post. First, I love what Beth did with the development of society aboard that ship. I was fascinated by the way genetics and information were manipulated.<br />Second, I just finished reading Brenna Yovanoff's The Replacement. That is a great example of microcosm mirroring larger society. The people of a small town turn a blind eye to the horror that takes place within their community, because they believe life is better if they don't challenge the evil that lives among them. I don't want to give spoilers so I'll leave it at that.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-78756909330268634842011-01-13T09:14:32.133-05:002011-01-13T09:14:32.133-05:00I love Pam Bachorz's use of microcosm in Cando...I love Pam Bachorz's use of microcosm in Candor. It's a town that is controlled and regulated by an evil gatekeeper of sorts...Dystopias are best when dictators have their own space to control and go crazy. <br /><br />I am loving Across the Universe. I started it yesterday and only have 75 pages to go!Mrs. DeRapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412356257110198452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-67674091036318131352011-01-13T08:22:14.669-05:002011-01-13T08:22:14.669-05:00I'm not sure if this counts as a microcosm, bu...I'm not sure if this counts as a microcosm, but I definitely saw a lot of social commentary in Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy. Topics I distinguished included:<br />- excess, body image, and eating disorders<br />- corrupt government<br />- manipulation of the media <br />I love when authors deal with very real issues. I mean, isn't that why we read, at least in part -- to grapple with reality in a different way?Beth Moreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507326859684820743noreply@blogger.com