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The Power by Naomi Alderman

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vajas_kenyer's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.25

garverse's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

book was decent! I was interested throughout, although some of the perspectives/moment felt entirely too cliche it felt like really poor fiction

also the tone felt off a lot, but I liked when it languished in certain descriptions of moments

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jenuu's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sabinaleybold's review against another edition

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challenging tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

boothdwellerbooks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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lauraborkpower's review against another edition

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5.0

This is my first five-star read of the year because it's conceptually brilliant and really well executed. And I will say this: if you like books, read this book; if you like Margaret Atwood, read this book; if you like exciting stories that play with narrative and are successful at playing with narrative, read this book.

Beware that this could make you sort of sympathize with men. But then you will laugh at yourself being all sympathetic toward men, because the world that Alderman creates (or, the world that her poor, disenfranchised male author creates...) is so very much a fantasy.