by Madeleine Rose Jones | Apr 15, 2022 | literature
Two years ago, I bemoaned the worldbuilding of The Handmaid’s Tale, taking issue with Atwood’s politics and characterisation. However, this topic requires revisiting. I still stand by everything I wrote. Yet nuance is required, especially in discussions regarding the...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Apr 1, 2020 | Book Recommendations, General Fiction, literature, Writing Tips
Dystopia. It’s a chilling word, one that conjures up dreadful imagery. The chilling worlds we see in novels such as Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale or Orwell’s 1984 are effective because they remind us of the dangerous future that awaits us, if we...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Mar 9, 2020 | Philosophy
Note: This blog post contains no spoilers for Atwood’s books or the television show. Atwood’s groundbreaking dystopia The Handmaid’s Tale is proof that fiction has the ability to appear too real. Yet how realistic is The Handmaid’s Tale? The...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Mar 14, 2019 | literature, Writing Tips
Dystopias- a subgenre of science fiction- remains one of my favourite genres to read. It’s also polarizing and causes the reader to analyze the world they live in. No topic is off bounds- politics, religion, sex, violence, drugs and entertainment- are shown in...