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I gotta agree with you on that. All concept, no character. Which really makes ideal as a kicking-off point for a tv series. (ditto for Fahrenheit 451)
by Eric_WVGG 9y ago
I gotta agree with you on that. All concept, no character. Which really makes ideal as a kicking-off point for a tv series.
(ditto for Fahrenheit 451)
- throwanem 9y ago> All concept, no character. Also known as high-concept sf - though probably not in this case, unless Atwood has stopped swearing at people who refer to her work in such terms. On the other hand, postapocalyptic totalitarian religious dystopia isn't really what you'd call breaking new ground, even in 1985.
- tomtoise 9y agoFunny you should say that. Here in the UK we're three episodes into a Handmaid's Tale TV adaptation. It's surprisingly good and you're right, it's excellent TV, even if I found the book itself quite a struggle back in college.