My latest contribution to the Tove Trove library is a brief descent into Tove Jansson’s most disquieting apocalyptic vision, in the concentrated form of a short story.
Speculative Fiction
THE CLASSICS CLUB: Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury’s 1953 dystopian novel imagines a future American society where books are forbidden and ‘firemen’ burn those that are found.
THOUGHTS ON: The Testaments
Margaret Atwood’s sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ begins fifteen years after Offred makes her final appearance in the original novel. I share my thoughts on this highly anticipated dystopian tale.
THE CLASSICS CLUB: Brave New World
Aldous Huxley’s ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterwork.