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Catlady · 10-09-2018, 02:29 PM

The feminist dystopian novels I just read are:

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, 1986. You're probably familiar with this classic; if not, do read it.
Vox by Christina Dalcher, 2018. This one has an interesting premise--women are limited to 100 words a day, and barred from working and reading. It devolves into a thriller against that backdrop, which is unfortunate.
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan, 2011. This is basically an updated retelling of The Scarlet Letter; I enjoyed it for the most part.
Red Clocks by Leni Zumas, 2018. Great concept here--a "personhood" amendment has conferred full human rights on the unborn, with the additional consequences of outlawing IVF and single-parent adoptions--but it's boring and pretentious and self-consciously literary.

An article in the New York Times just the other day discussed some of these books and additional titles with these themes.

10-09-2018, 02:29 PM	#13
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,419 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	The feminist dystopian novels I just read are: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, 1986. You're probably familiar with this classic; if not, do read it. Vox by Christina Dalcher, 2018. This one has an interesting premise--women are limited to 100 words a day, and barred from working and reading. It devolves into a thriller against that backdrop, which is unfortunate. When She Woke by Hillary Jordan, 2011. This is basically an updated retelling of The Scarlet Letter; I enjoyed it for the most part. Red Clocks by Leni Zumas, 2018. Great concept here--a "personhood" amendment has conferred full human rights on the unborn, with the additional consequences of outlawing IVF and single-parent adoptions--but it's boring and pretentious and self-consciously literary. An article in the New York Times just the other day discussed some of these books and additional titles with these themes.