The Handmaid’s Tale
Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is a masterpiece that would be difficult to do justice through any means of adaptation. Hulu have done a good job though, and find a good balance between staying true to the book and putting their own spin on it. The first series mostly sticks to the plot of the novel, but the second and third series are the creators’ own ideas of what may have happened after its close. The series is a hard watch at times but still well worth it, as Atwood’s feminist speculative fiction has a lot to say about gender in our own society today.
Available on Amazon Prime
Little Fires Everywhere
A couple of years ago, Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere was everyone’s summer read, so it was about time it was made into a TV series. With the kind of drama we all love, secrets and lies included, and an incredible looking cast, it quickly leapt to the top of the must-watch list. It’s only been out for a couple of weeks and is already raking in the five star reviews, which can’t be a bad sign. We’re hoping that, since this is such a hit, Ng’s other bestseller Everything I Never Told You might follow suit.
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Words by Lauren Robertson