Unimaginable Realities

The rising popularity of dystopian fiction novels has led to multi-million dollar movies, closets full of fan shirts, and altered norms for young adult fiction. Most importantly, however, the novels have led to a dangerous mindset among American youth: that dystopian fiction is actually fiction. Unimaginable Realities draws unexpected parallels between historical patterns and dystopian plot lines. Through the discussion of real-world injustices and regimes, the book illuminates unsettling similarities between recent history and recent bestsellers. It brings to light the realities behind authors' apocalyptic projections, and warns of the consequences of our reactions to them.