The Electric State
2025
On the table in front of me is the magnificent “illustrated novel” by Simon Stålenhag in a high-quality cover from publisher Tor, which I had the pleasure of reading and admiring a few years ago.
Oh yes, and then I expectantly watch the Netflix film adaptation, which, to my disappointment, turns it into an action-packed family movie.
boxd.itA ★ review of The Electric State (2025)[English] On the table in front of me is the magnificent illustrated novel by Simon Stålenhag in a high-quality cover from publisher Tor, which I had the pleasure of reading and admiring a few years ago. The dystopian sci-fi story builds up non-linearly via flashbacks, advertisements, lyrical picture descriptions and the memories narrated by Michelle. The melancholy runs through a world torn apart by machines and war, leaving people gutted and crumbling in grief. And then there are these images that I can't get enough of. Somewhere between photorealism, retrofuturism and surrealist horror, Stålenhag has created a picture book for
