The Atlantic·5 min read·hard
The Trap of Millennial Fiction
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Hillary Kelly
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This essay explores how contemporary Millennial and Gen Z fiction captures the unique sense of alienation and lack of security defining the current era. It argues that authors must find new stylistic ways to depict this 'flatness' without boring the reader.
The generation's novels tend to focus on the flatness of modern life—but alienation doesn’t have to be dull.
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