"Why Aren't You Dead Yet?" — A Disabled-Led Dystopian Anthology Challenging Survival Tropes
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A review/promotion for an upcoming anthology titled "Why Aren't You Dead Yet?" edited by Ella T. Holmes. The book features sixteen disabled and chronically ill authors who challenge dystopian tropes by centering disabled characters surviving apocalyptic scenarios. The stories range from speculative to realistic, exploring themes of survival, identity, and who is allowed to live in end-of-world narratives. The content is a promotional description from NetGalley, a platform for digital review copies.
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bsky"Why Aren't You Dead Yet?" — A Disabled-Led Dystopian Anthology Challenging Survival Tropesnetgalley.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledSixteen disabled and chronically ill authors challenge our ideas of who is allowed to survive the end of the world
From deeply speculative to almost too real, these stories not only twist dystopian tropes and narratives on their head, but actually let disabled characters live.
A woman donates her fat for money. A woman must buy hormones in secret. A young man survives surgery when he wasn't meant to.
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