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    Mouthwash Senior Member

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    Good utopian fiction.

    Discussion in 'Discussion of Published Works' started by Mouthwash, Oct 10, 2017.

    I mean fiction that actually makes you say "I want to live in this world." I think Elfquest is the only one I know so far (I've yet to read the Culture novels, but they've also been described as such). Star Trek just seems far too campy to count.

    Any recommendations?
     
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    Utopian? I can name plenty of dystopian.

    In fact I'm not sure I know of a single utopian novel, probably because they're more likely to fall under the fantasy branch, and I can't abide fantasy.

    Sorry, that post was about as much use to you as a chocolate teacup.

    This is the only help I can offer: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/utopia

    Although I notice that list has GO's 1984 in there, so probably not compiled with much thought.
     
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    That's all we seem to produce these days. One hellscape after another. I think this is a bad mistake.
     
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    It's because it's so much easier. A novel is driven by a series of terrible events for the MC. If that character lives in a utopian society it's far more difficult to give them problems, because by the very definition of a utopian society, there won't be any problems.

    Utopian novels always end up as an oxymoron anyway, for the above reasons.
     
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    That isn't true. Utopia isn't about everything going perfectly.
     
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    Exactly.
     
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    I don't think I'm making the same point you are. Elfquest for instance, shows a society that fulfills every sort of need - sexual, spiritual, whatever. It has problems, but none of those problems are inherent in it. That's why I call it utopian.
     
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    Starship Troopers sounded like Utopia to me.
     
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    Brave new world.
     

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