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The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

A Dystopian that Hits Too Close to Home

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Blair Bryan
Jan 31, 2026
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No one writes dystopian fiction quite as well as Margaret Atwood. She said in an interview her novels are rooted in real historical and social events rather than fantasy, and that grounding makes her imagined futures feel alarmingly plausible. The Heart Goes Last, written in 2015, is no exception. Its world feels less like a far-off nightmare and more l…

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