A tale of alien invasion and the apocalyptic effects on the life of one young girl, The 5th Wave seemed a natural fit for a film adaptation of the same name, released on Jan. Rick Yancey is one of the latest to tap into this post- Hunger Games moment in the zeitgeist with his 5 th Wave trilogy. Perhaps a particularly millennial twist on sci-fi’s often touted ability to speak metaphorically about the fears of our society. The oft dystopian, always apocalyptic tint seems to speak to a specific and very modern fear of a world gone mad and an obsession with societal collapse. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Young adult literature has perhaps more influence today across media worlds than it ever has.
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