Choice of Evils
Document Type
Book Review
Department
English (Scripps)
Publication Date
7-1986
Disciplines
English Language and Literature | Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Fiction
Abstract
Considering how many feminist writers have been turning to science fiction lately, it is not surprising to find Margaret Atwood's most recent novel, her sixth, set in the future. But whereas Doris Lessing, Marge Piercy, Joanna Russ and Ursula K. Le Guin use science fiction to explore utopian societies, The Handmaid's Tale is a cautionary tale, the Republic of Gilead a dystopia in the tradition of 1984 and Brave New World
Rights Information
© 1986 Old City Publishing, Inc.
DOI
10.2307/4019952
Recommended Citation
Greene, Gayle. “Choice of Evils.” The Women's Review of Books, vol. 3, no. 10, 1986, pp. 14–15.
