The message of the acclaimed TV series True Detective is “everything is a lie, including religion, marriage, order and civility,” says a reviewer.
Homeland is “a searing exploration of moral decay.” Mad Men is “drenched in narcissism and self-indulgence.” And the director of The Affair says viewers “hate” both main characters.
What is happening in popular North American fiction? Much of it is filled with darkness, despair, superficial sex, cynicism, anger, nihilism and paranoia.
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