Literature

Literary criticism & book chat.

Tender is the Flesh: the frailty and futility of being human

In Agusta Bazterrica’s dystopian novel animals are off the menu and eating people is the norm

Sayaka Murata’s Earthlings and the colour of survival

Making sense of Sayaka Murata’s controversial, disturbing dystopic fiction

Ambiguity of existence: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? explained

Dissecting the real and fake in the book that inspired Blade Runner

The Masque of the Red Death: Poe, pandemics and the Covid connection

Poe’s gothic tale feels like a very modern horror

The Shining: Stephen King’s classic horror explained

A deep dive into Stephen King’s classic hotel horror novel

Macbeth explained: Careless whispers and a contagious curse

An original analysis of Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy, Macbeth – with a twist