STORY INFO
Perfect
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Author
Leigh Johnson
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Categories
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Danh mục
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Update
6 months ago
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Part Chapter
1/??
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Reads
28
Content
We had achieved perfection: total equality, immersive community, life sustained; not by death but by living in balance. We left behind our baser instincts: war, reproduction, gluttony and envy. There were no unwanted babies born, no addicts, no starvation, or deaths from preventable disease. There were pleasurable activities: walking, sports, gardening, art, performance. Not for the purpose of winning, or outshining others, but for the collective enjoyment of participating. We had transcended the need for pairing off and spousal ownership...
Outstanding reviews
I got feelings like Hunger Games or Brave New World. Dystopia posing as a utopia is always interesting if it’s done right. The ideals of the society you created and the way they are enforced feel like a cult. Well done.
Thank you for reading and for your comment! I was hoping to achieve a feeling of oppression similar to the Hunger Games or 1984. I haven't read Brave New World but it's on my list. Thanks again for the feedback.
You’re welcome.
This is an excellent idea for a novella. The dystopian themes tied with religious fervor brings about a very grim yet suspenseful scenario. I think you should consider expanding this into a larger story. Many great books start off as short stories.
Thank you so much for your feedback. Glad you also felt the grimness that I felt while writing it. I think it would be interesting to see other characters' responses to this world and a novella would definitely allow me to do that.
Fine work. Congrats.
Thank you very much.
U are welcome.
Such a scary and bleak world, and you've drawn it so well.
Thank you so much. I took a lot of inspiration from ‘1984’ which I found extremely bleak and anxiety-inducing.
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