In Other Worlds

By Margaret Atwood.

I should read more Atwood. Sometimes you hear that she is very feminist. She might respond that writing female characters that have their own inner voice doesn't make you a feminist.

In Other Worlds is Atwood's survey of science fiction-- or speculative fiction-- or both. Her point is that lumping Frankenstein or "The Handmaids Tale" in the same category as Star Wars doesn't really help us navigate the diversity of writing in this category. 

She covers the history of what we'd call Sci-Fi. From tall tales and monster stories, evolving over the decades into a diverse genre of literature.