Like we talked about in class, I see science fiction as having a lot to do with technology and science, especially in futuristic settings (even though science fiction as a genre can include the past as a setting). I also see it as including other, alternate, or parallel universes, usually with advanced technology. I like how in those types of stories there’s a possibility that those things could be happening now, just in an area of space that we haven’t yet discovered and explored. To me, I love sci-fi books that are really plausible. I can slip into that world because it’s similar enough to mine and I come to understand their world and technology easily. I don’t have to make any huge leaps of faith of “well that’s just how this world works” like you occasionally do with fantasy books. My favorite examples of science fiction would probably be Ender’s Game, Star Trek (the new movie by J.J. Abrams), and the Uglies series.
I agree with the necessity that science fiction stories need to be plausible. Without that plausibility it would simply be fantasy and lose much of it traditional charm. P.S. I wholeheartedly agree that Ender’s Game is one of the best science fictions out there.
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of the Uglies series also. I like how it takes something such as cosmetic surgery and pushes it to the extreme. Other than the technology, we don't seem that far away from its fictional, beauty obsessed society sometimes.
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