tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post7960784391890051376..comments2024-02-11T15:29:31.409-05:00Comments on Richard's Pretension: The Dystopia at the End of the LaneRichard Bellushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-60048120530290810382015-01-17T13:41:17.960-05:002015-01-17T13:41:17.960-05:00The unabridged edition is worth owning, and, yes, ...The unabridged edition is worth owning, and, yes, it is rather sanguinary. Snow White and the prince force the Evil Queen to dance in red hot iron shoes until she dies. In Briar Rose (aka Sleeping Beauty), the prince doesn’t awaken anybody; he just opportunistically moves in on a good thing just as the 100 year curse is ending by itself. Not just the Grimms are grim: Andersen’s Little Mermaid, for example, commits suicide. I suppose the dystopias do arrive in waves, though they never quite go away.<br />Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-21605287526369089892015-01-17T10:42:47.940-05:002015-01-17T10:42:47.940-05:00Interesting interview with Atwood, she's prett...Interesting interview with Atwood, she's pretty articulate. I've seen the movie of The Handmaid's Tale, but haven't read the book. With her talking about the Brother's Grimm, it makes me want to read some of those stories. Funny that as kids we are drawn to the macabre, and some of us still enjoy that sort of thing. I wonder if this current crop of dystopian tales have been fueled after the event of 9-11 or perhaps it's more just a trend? El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.com