A common beef Christians have with dystopian stories is that they are hopeless. It’s common because it can be very true – dystopias are designed to display a reality where all feels lost, where people feel crushed and hopeless, and evil has all the power. So it makes sense that books and movies in this […]
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Bethany A. Jennings is a YA fantasy and poetry author of intense, lyrical words that reach the heart and pierce the darkness. In addition to her work as acquisitions editor and author liaison at Uncommon Universes Press, she also runs #WIPjoy, a popular hashtag game for authors. Born in SoCal, Bethany now lives in New England with her husband, four kids, zero pets, and a large and growing collection of imaginary friends.-
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Why Katniss Everdeen Has No Hope – But We Do
Posted by Bethany A. Jennings on November 26, 2014
http://simmeringmind.com/why-katniss-has-no-hope-but-we-do/
Some Other Perspectives on “The Hunger Games”
I’m always surprised to see that one of the top posts on this blog is my review of The Hunger Games. There are a lot of reviews of this book (or the movie) out there right now, and I am continually seeing new ones that bring out other points I didn’t see or didn’t expound […]
Posted by Bethany A. Jennings on May 18, 2012
http://simmeringmind.com/some-other-perspectives-on-the-hunger-games/
Five Favorite Science-Fiction TV Shows
Growing up, I was always more a lover of fantasy than science-fiction. Although I liked science-fiction in theory, and wrote it, I never watched or read science-fiction movies or books (with the exception of a long Star Wars phase in my childhood). However, since Christopher and I have been married – almost two years now! […]
Posted by Bethany A. Jennings on May 3, 2012
http://simmeringmind.com/five-favorite-science-fiction-tv-shows/