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Books by Margaret Atwood mentioned on podcasts
Margaret Atwood and her novels are frequently discussed across various podcast platforms. On Stuff You Should Know, Chuck Bryant brought up Margaret Atwood's 2005 novel The Penelopiad, explaining that it retells The Odyssey specifically from Penelope's point of view. Meanwhile, her seminal dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale draws frequent commentary. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, Lex Fridman and Jeffrey Wasserstrom discussed the clarity and construction of elements in The Handmaid's Tale, comparing it to George Orwell's 1984. On Timcast IRL and Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, hosts and guests repeatedly referenced The Handmaid's Tale when discussing political policies, collapsing birth rates, forced procreation, and women's autonomy. Commentators talked about female voters dressing as characters from the book at polling places, debated the accuracy of its portrayals, and even remarked on the comedic visual imagery of angry women wearing bonnets in the narrative.
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The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel about a totalitarian society where women's rights are stripped away and a select few are forced into reproductive servitude.
Discussed“And we can put it in a more concrete example like the Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.”
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Book of Lives
Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood is a memoir of sorts written by the celebrated author.
Recommended“And then my third pick is Book of Lives, A Memoir of Sorts by Margaret Atwood. And it's really wonderful. She's obviously a brilliant writer.”
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The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad is a novel by Margaret Atwood that retells Homer's epic from the perspective of Penelope and examines the fate of the enslaved women murdered by Odysseus.
Discussed“Margaret Atwood in 2005 wrote a novel called the Penelope ad.”
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The Testaments
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel that serves as a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, exploring the inner workings of the regime of Gilead years after the original events.
Discussed“when you wrote the handmaid stale decades ago did you plan Aunt Lydia's role as a double agent which the rest of us didn't find out until the Testament or did she evolve as a character in the space between the two books”
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The Heart Goes Last
Discussed“Margaret Atwood is back on the list with her new novel The Heart Goes last uh recently reviewed by Matt Johnson in”
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The Robber Bride
The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood is a complex novel that reimagines the classic femme fatale trope through the manipulative character of Zenia, whose reappearance disrupts the lives of three former university friends.
Recommended“libby kmore said without a doubt the robber bride by Margaret Atwood”
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