Continuing the discussion of apocalyptic/Utopian novels, here's Margaret Atwood in the NYRB on a rediscovered novel that sounds as though it presents a utopia and an anti-utopia through indirect kinds of description. She shrugs off the Orwell and Huxley approaches as a satirical way of telling stories about the future that is far from being the only one or the obvious one. Interesting and maybe worth thinking about.
Posted by Martha Bridegam at March 21, 2005 11:20 PMKinda-sorta related, I guess:
A few years ago I picked up a copy of _The Dispossessed_ based on some of the comments about it on abg-o. I have now tried two or three times to read it but I just can't seem to finish the damned thing. My most recent effort got me the furthest, up to page 140. But when does it get interesting?
cheers,
Henry
Posted by: Henry Larsen at March 22, 2005 03:30 AMDunno. Depends who's reading it I guess. You could try flipping through back to front though. Or go read her Orsinia stories instead, I dunno.
Posted by: Martha Bridegam at March 22, 2005 09:51 AM