I've been seeing folks asking what exactly #speculativefiction is and what it entails. I'm not a fan of the term, it's rather nebulous and vague...hence ongoing debates (even among my colleagues) about the category and confused people. In any case, I thought I'd share with you what I think is the article that I've come across with the best explanation: http://annieneugebauer.com/2014/03/24/what-is-speculative-fiction/ . Check out the comments too
bentchbites I‘m v confused with the term as well. Thanks for this link. Saving this for reading later. :) 6y
Avanders That diagram is exactly how I describe it!! Much less concisely or eloquently though..... 😁😁 it is a *broad* category.... ☺️ 6y
vivastory It is a strange, but I find it to be a useful term. Speculative fiction makes me think of writers such as Jeff Vandermeer, China Mieville, Brian Evenson, Danielewski, Thomas Ligotti. A lot of the authors included in the following anthology could be termed speculative![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 6y
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vivastory I think it's also a useful term insofar as it seems like people are more likely to read a novel that's been termed speculative fiction rather than sci-fi. Which is obviously unfortunate, but if it works... 6y
tournevis Thank you for this. It will be useful for my course! 6y
Sha0102 Love the article thanks 6y
lucylovestoread Really interesting, thanks for the link! 6y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Interesting read. I had been wondering about that exact topic recently. Thanks for sharing. 6y
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