DANGEROUS FICTIONS The Fear of Fantasy and the Invention of Reality

Civilization has often had an uneasy relationship with one of its greatest inventions--fiction. Shifting between sounding like a favorite professor and the smartest kid in the class, narrator Amy O'Donnell asks why stories, which by their very nature aren't true, are so often considered evil, upsetting, and even pornographic to some parents, preachers, and politicians. And what have critics, school boards, the woke, the far right, and even the CIA been willing to do to influence what we, and especially children, read? Throughout, it is so obvious that the author has a healthy appetite for good literature, pop culture, and everything in-between. These challenging, edgy discussions are entertaining, often personal, and very tasty food for thought. B.P. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2025]