In 2018, our staff writer Sophie Gilbert noted the rise of “feminist dystopia” set in worlds where reproductive rights are demolished. But more recent novels have reflected similar fears. Margaret Atwood exemplified dystopia with her 1985 book, The Handmaid’s Tale, in which a theocratic dictatorship bars women from reading, writing, or controlling their own reproduction. Wade on Friday, I itched to dive into some speculative fiction, to find my grief and anger reflected in a setting both horrifying and familiar. When the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Dystopian novels, even when their plots seem fantastical, simulate a deeply human experience: the feeling of being at the mercy of your circumstances, your personal control slipping away.
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