I have finished the dark romances and have certainly felt alot of what others have. Having the personal connection to these themes has really sunk home the idea of the reality of our 3D world. Most notably, i think it has inoculated me to alot of these freedom fighting esque people who are sprouting up on social media. Talking about taking back our country our way of life and all i can think of is, well it wasn't so splendid before covid. It just seemed better. Or the illusion was kind, more welcoming. It seems the only difference is, one was covert and now its overt.
At times i can feel myself wanting to fall into these traps, romanticising ideas of resistance against the machine. Of mass protests that are happening around the world. And there is apart of me that is cheering them on. but then i think about these novels and the dark, underlying world that persists. It's just more of the same. I get the impression the illusion of freedom and democracy seemed for alot of people far better before the pandemic. they still had enough of a buffer to go about their lives.
Experiencing this aspect of the world through a personalised story made me feel sick, sad, frustrated but as others have said free from this dread of change or turmoil as the C's have put it. I think they have been an incredibly worthwhile read as challenging as some of them were to experience. I'm very grateful for having the opportunity to have read them. And thanks everyone for your observations.
At times i can feel myself wanting to fall into these traps, romanticising ideas of resistance against the machine. Of mass protests that are happening around the world. And there is apart of me that is cheering them on. but then i think about these novels and the dark, underlying world that persists. It's just more of the same. I get the impression the illusion of freedom and democracy seemed for alot of people far better before the pandemic. they still had enough of a buffer to go about their lives.
Experiencing this aspect of the world through a personalised story made me feel sick, sad, frustrated but as others have said free from this dread of change or turmoil as the C's have put it. I think they have been an incredibly worthwhile read as challenging as some of them were to experience. I'm very grateful for having the opportunity to have read them. And thanks everyone for your observations.