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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
disappointing
The story’s premise was good and I enjoyed the beginning half of the novel. The whole idea of the patriarchy being turned on its head was great. However, somewhere around the midpoint, the author lost the plot.
The story’s premise was good and I enjoyed the beginning half of the novel. The whole idea of the patriarchy being turned on its head was great. However, somewhere around the midpoint, the author lost the plot.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Fast read - interesting and original ideas-" absolute power corrupts absolutely "
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I loved the different perspectives and how all stories collided. I think it's clever how it highlights the position of women in our world and the privilege and responsibility that power brings. Worth a read!
« Electrifying » is so... apt of a description, it’s ironically hilarious
Girls and women develop a new power overnight and have to decide what to do with it. This was an interesting and satisfying “what if?” story, which was beautifully written. I cared a lot about the characters and was on the edge of my seat waiting to see how they would fare.
This absolutely could be more trans-inclusive and less adherent to the gender binary. Strong TW for assault, including one very graphic SA of a man.
This absolutely could be more trans-inclusive and less adherent to the gender binary. Strong TW for assault, including one very graphic SA of a man.
Good god, what an uncomfortable, brilliant, shocking, but ultimately painfully and beautifully honest story. I am going to be thinking about this book again and again for a long time. Powerful stuff.
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had a really difficult time connecting to any of the characters in this book and as a result found it hard to stay interested.
super compelling/interesting to think about. the book within a book confused me for a minute, as i had forgotten that's how it started, but i do see why the author did that. was esp funny at the end when naomi suggested neil publish under a woman's name to increase credibility/scope.
was interesting to think about what would happen if women became the physically dominant gender. and what shifts might take place immediately (the reversal of roles in GBV for example) vs what shifts would take longer. is there anything beyond physical strength that typically makes men the more aggressive, violent gender? the book would argue not.
it was an interesting thread to think on what it meant when some girl's power wavered (like josilyn before mother eve "fixed" her) and some boys had skeins. does that mean the skeins/power is linked to chromosomes? is sexual attraction related at all?
mother eve seemed to figure out how to do more intricate things with her power beyond just zapping people. could she send her power through the air? i almost recall her being able to affect people from a distance, but maybe only via water? but she def used it to heal people, and i would think other women would have also picked up on that.
the way it was written, the end was confusing. but after reading an interview with the author, it seems eve, margot, et al were all on board to essentially "blow it all up" and start civilization over. but what would that have meant for them? eve had this awful revelation where she called mrs. montgomery-whatever, and learned that her foster mother had known about/approved/maybe even suggested that her foster father rape her all the time, which was beyond atrocious. and eve was understandably horrified to learn that the same women now ran a center for children. but it said she then knew what she must do and how it would hurt her own reputation, but she had to anyways. i guess come clean and incite war? i guess so, since roxy and her dad shared a drink and saw a "pink and brown flash" before going down to their bunker. and was the correspondence between naomi/neil at the very end meant to indicate that society had rebuilt along similar lines but with the genders reversed?
i was also unclear on what the voices were meant to be. first allie/eve heard them, and then it seemed at the end that someone else startted hearing them, after allie had finally silenced hers. the author apparently went on record saying it was up to the readers to decide if they thought it was god or someones inner voice.
was interesting to think about what would happen if women became the physically dominant gender. and what shifts might take place immediately (the reversal of roles in GBV for example) vs what shifts would take longer. is there anything beyond physical strength that typically makes men the more aggressive, violent gender? the book would argue not.
it was an interesting thread to think on what it meant when some girl's power wavered (like josilyn before mother eve "fixed" her) and some boys had skeins. does that mean the skeins/power is linked to chromosomes? is sexual attraction related at all?
mother eve seemed to figure out how to do more intricate things with her power beyond just zapping people. could she send her power through the air? i almost recall her being able to affect people from a distance, but maybe only via water? but she def used it to heal people, and i would think other women would have also picked up on that.
the way it was written, the end was confusing. but after reading an interview with the author, it seems eve, margot, et al were all on board to essentially "blow it all up" and start civilization over. but what would that have meant for them? eve had this awful revelation where she called mrs. montgomery-whatever, and learned that her foster mother had known about/approved/maybe even suggested that her foster father rape her all the time, which was beyond atrocious. and eve was understandably horrified to learn that the same women now ran a center for children. but it said she then knew what she must do and how it would hurt her own reputation, but she had to anyways. i guess come clean and incite war? i guess so, since roxy and her dad shared a drink and saw a "pink and brown flash" before going down to their bunker. and was the correspondence between naomi/neil at the very end meant to indicate that society had rebuilt along similar lines but with the genders reversed?
i was also unclear on what the voices were meant to be. first allie/eve heard them, and then it seemed at the end that someone else startted hearing them, after allie had finally silenced hers. the author apparently went on record saying it was up to the readers to decide if they thought it was god or someones inner voice.