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Lisa asked this question about Outlawed:
Would you really consider this book historical fiction? To me it seems more to belong to dystopian or post-apocalyptic fiction. They live in a wild west world, but yet it's really not the same world as the one in our history. (Surviving the "big flu" and everyone worshipping the Baby Jesus) It feels intentionally misleading to say it's historical fiction.
Jane I would not consider it either one. Definitely not historical fiction, but dystopian doesn’t seem like the right description either. Dystopian seems l…moreI would not consider it either one. Definitely not historical fiction, but dystopian doesn’t seem like the right description either. Dystopian seems like futuristic science fiction. I think it was just a creative, out-of-the-box, well-written statement on the treatment of barren women in the 19th century. (less)
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Outlawed
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