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christinefolan's review against another edition
4.0
It shares a lot of ideas and themes with other dystopian works, most notably The Handmaid’s Tale. However, the perspective is so immediately contemporary that it brings new ideas and perspectives to the genre of feminist dystopia. An engaging and quick read, definitely worth it if you enjoy politics and debating current events.
booksnake386's review
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
yoolka05's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
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? No
5.0
katietoon's review against another edition
1.0
Spectacularly bad. Wow.
There are so many plot points and characters I hated, all of which have been mentioned in other reviews. But the thing that annoyed me the most - that I noticed on page 7 and couldn’t ignore from then on - was... do you think she studied linguistics? Spoiler: she did. Obviously. Christ, how many times do you need to reference language? Jean’s toddler playing with bricks listing synonyms for ‘red’ annoyed me on p.7, and from that point on I hated any reference of Dalcher’s obvious love of linguistics. Most of it was entirely trivial and served no purpose. Correcting other characters on their speech, for example, or it being casually mentioned Jean speaks a little Vietnamese.
Just exhausting, to be honest. It’s been a long time since I’ve been so happy for a book to be over.
There are so many plot points and characters I hated, all of which have been mentioned in other reviews. But the thing that annoyed me the most - that I noticed on page 7 and couldn’t ignore from then on - was... do you think she studied linguistics? Spoiler: she did. Obviously. Christ, how many times do you need to reference language? Jean’s toddler playing with bricks listing synonyms for ‘red’ annoyed me on p.7, and from that point on I hated any reference of Dalcher’s obvious love of linguistics. Most of it was entirely trivial and served no purpose. Correcting other characters on their speech, for example, or it being casually mentioned Jean speaks a little Vietnamese.
Just exhausting, to be honest. It’s been a long time since I’ve been so happy for a book to be over.
louisayd's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 interesting premise, but the pace at the end was way too fast.
albertordt's review against another edition
4.0
Un gran libro. Para mí, tiene dos cosas que me gustan mucho: por una parte, todo el tema relacionado con la psicología del lenguaje, que le da un toque bastante interesante y realista, y sobre todo, te emociona si estudias cerca de este campo. Por otro lado, la novela distópica en si, que yo creo que, a parte de entretener, nos hace estar alerta gracias a una interpretación de la actualidad desde el punto de vista más extremadamente catastrófico (aunque a veces, se asemeja demasiado y da miedo). Lo único que me ha 'desagradado' por así decirlo, es que el final haya sido tan precipitado: entre la resolución de la historia y lo que te cuentan después de esta, ocupa pocas páginas para mi gusto. Pero, por lo demás, genial.
kaisersozee's review against another edition
5.0
Another Lee Child recommendation, with very good reason. A thought provoking and insightful look into a woman reclaiming her voice.
ohheyy_itsbee's review against another edition
Soft dnf. Just not in the right headspace for this storyline at the moment.
tormentalidad's review against another edition
3.0
Por favor, NO LEÁIS LA SINOPSIS SI QUERÉIS LEER EL LIBRO porque cuenta cosas que pasan después del 60% de las páginas y se estropea el único giro argumental que merece la pena.
He pasado mucha angustia en la primera mitad del libro, donde se presentan las bases de la sociedad en la que se desarrolla la historia, que es sin duda la mejor parte. Sin embargo, la trama me ha parecido muy conveniente, a veces incluso forzada, y el desenlace es demasiado precipitado. Es una pena, porque parecía ser (y podría haber sido) una gran lectura.
He pasado mucha angustia en la primera mitad del libro, donde se presentan las bases de la sociedad en la que se desarrolla la historia, que es sin duda la mejor parte. Sin embargo, la trama me ha parecido muy conveniente, a veces incluso forzada, y el desenlace es demasiado precipitado. Es una pena, porque parecía ser (y podría haber sido) una gran lectura.
piepatch's review
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0