You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.23 AVERAGE
3.23 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Strong start and premise but got less enjoyable , too much explaining of plot rather than exploration of the underlying themes.
Another cracking feminist dystopia novel from Christina Dalcher. A fascinating read with some good twists and turns. I’d have liked to read more about life in Femlandia itself and I wasn’t especially wowed by the ending, but did find this quite a gripping one.
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm never quite sure what Christina thinks of men. They're always the agressors, the evil, in her books, but there are always good male characters as well. However, in this one, even though Miranda argues that men can learn to be better if they're taught better, the epilogue seems to contradict it. Christina seems to think that men are intrinsically bad and there's nothing anyone can do about it.
There's a lot to unpick in this novel. There are some fairly serious triggers and I can understand why a lot of readers have had to take breaks or put the book down. I had to take some sections slowly.
I always enjoy a good cult novel, and this is one of the good ones. Although we, on the outside, can see the manipulations easily, it's harder for the people in the middle of it, and everyone's reactions made sense, however horrific they were. I did see the twist coming (I read a fanfic like this a few years ago) but I can see where other people would be surprised by it, as it is pretty shocking.
I did think the background was a bit confusing. I could have done with more explanation. But I was able to follow more or less without it anyway.
I'd love to revisit the world again - either in those missing years or afterwards - but then again I'll read almost anything Christina puts out.
There's a lot to unpick in this novel. There are some fairly serious triggers and I can understand why a lot of readers have had to take breaks or put the book down. I had to take some sections slowly.
I always enjoy a good cult novel, and this is one of the good ones. Although we, on the outside, can see the manipulations easily, it's harder for the people in the middle of it, and everyone's reactions made sense, however horrific they were. I did see the twist coming (I read a fanfic like this a few years ago) but I can see where other people would be surprised by it, as it is pretty shocking.
I did think the background was a bit confusing. I could have done with more explanation. But I was able to follow more or less without it anyway.
I'd love to revisit the world again - either in those missing years or afterwards - but then again I'll read almost anything Christina puts out.
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I found the message cloudy and weak. And I thought some parts had transphobic undertones. The paratext by the author literally says it’s a reaction to the big feminist response to her successful novel ‘Vox’, and personally I think Femlandia reeks of that bitterness towards certain feminists.
Content Warnings
Minor: Transphobia