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kentauros

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4. Yeah, I don't really get that.

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 07:12 PM

Mar 2012

I understand that it's an exaggeration, but I don't understand your explanation. It doesn't really tell me why a depressing story would be at all interesting if what you really want is something happier. There are plenty of stories with happier or neutral outcomes, and those are often quite popular, too.

If I had to analyze it, I'd say far too many people are masochists. Either that, or people simply don't "lose" themselves in stories anymore. That's how I read anything, fiction or not. I'm there. I'm in that world. Why would I purposely read something that puts me in a world I really don't want to experience?

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Why this fascination for depressing stories lately? [View all] kentauros Mar 2012 OP

beats me. magical thyme Mar 2012 #1

The books were written for teens. LWolf Mar 2012 #3

aaah, thank you. I knew Hunger Games was a series written for teens magical thyme Mar 2012 #13

YES There Is!!!! Howler Mar 2012 #19

The twilight series LWolf Apr 2012 #25

ARRRRRGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!! Howler Apr 2012 #26

We see our own reality LWolf Mar 2012 #2

Yeah, I don't really get that. kentauros Mar 2012 #4

I think that, LWolf Mar 2012 #17

Whenever I read dystopian yellerpup Mar 2012 #5

I have my theories MorningGlow Mar 2012 #6

Your mention of "disaster porn" reminds me kentauros Mar 2012 #7

I know what you mean about The Hunger Games MorningGlow Mar 2012 #9

The movie of The Road is *awful.* BlueIris Mar 2012 #16

I don't watch horror or violent movies either. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2012 #8

This!!!!! get the red out Apr 2012 #24

I haven't read "The Hunger Games" yet... OneGrassRoot Mar 2012 #10

Ooh, I can't do zombies MorningGlow Mar 2012 #11

We desperately need more laughter and joy... OneGrassRoot Mar 2012 #12

Vampires are my Achilles' Heel. BlueIris Mar 2012 #18

... FirstLight Mar 2012 #14

I haven't read any new fiction in a long time. kentauros Mar 2012 #15

people process through stories. NuttyFluffers Apr 2012 #20

HHHHHHOOOOOOWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!! Howler Apr 2012 #21

The name "Anne Geddes" sounds familiar, kentauros Apr 2012 #22

What a good question felix_numinous Apr 2012 #23