![]() ![]() That is, a hope that things could be different, that life might get better, or that someone, somewhere, will be willing to show kindness or mercy. These novels all seek to convey something about human nature, something dark and twisted that overtakes the humanity’s better nature and leaves the world in a state of desperation whether that is a society’s need to feel safe, no matter the consequences for freedom or an overwhelming greed and anger that leads to personal destruction.īut more importantly, what these novels, and others, have in common with The Handmaid’s Tale is a hope. It ranks among the likes of 1984, We, and A Clockwork Orange. Aside from its popularity with contemporary readers and television audiences, The Handmaid’s Tale is one of the best dystopian/speculative fiction novels ever written. ![]()
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