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pandash94's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I had a feeling I'd love this book and I really did. The only reason it's 4 stars rather than 5 is because I did find it to (ironically) be quite sexist towards men. I understand that the women in the book are actively being oppressed by men, but the main character seems to also have serious perceptions. Men shouldn't rule the world, but they should also be manly and be ready to fight people to protect others?
I enjoyed the plot, and I enjoyed the characters. There were definitely some elements that the author could have done with checking with medical / scientific professionals before writing about them though (e.g. a catheter isn't something that goes into your veins, it is what goes into your bladder).
I enjoyed the plot, and I enjoyed the characters. There were definitely some elements that the author could have done with checking with medical / scientific professionals before writing about them though (e.g. a catheter isn't something that goes into your veins, it is what goes into your bladder).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Torture and Pregnancy
Minor: Medical content, Grief, and Abortion
hazarc's review
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
mimi_joe_lit's review against another edition
3.0
une dystopie originale avec de bonnes idées !
J'ai bien aimé cette lecture, vraiment, même si la féministe en moi avait la rage au bord des lèvres pendant tout le récit. Une lecture qui m'a prise aux tripes et m'a donné envie d'hurler toute ma colère à la face du monde.
Parce que oui la société dépeinte dans ce roman m'a fait enrager comme jamais, une société où les femmes n'ont pas leur mot à dire, du moins elles n'ont le droit qu'à 100 mots par jour sous peine d'être éléctrisées par leur compte-mot qui est autour de leur poignet.
Mais ce n'est pas tout car les femmes n'ont également plus le droit de travailler ni d'avoir un compte en banque en bref nous revoilà des centaines d'années en arrière où la place de la femme se trouvait à la maison.
Mais ce roman ne m'a pas juste fait enrager, il m'a aussi fait peur. Peur des idées désuètes et réductrices sur la place de la femme pourtant et malheureusement encore d'actualité aujourd'hui pour certaines, peur des hommes, peur du lavage de cerveau qu'on voit opérer sur les petits jeunes et qui trouvent tout ça juste normal. Peur de la facilité avec laquelle ce tout nouveau système s'est imposé. Peur de voir que ça pourrait être nous.
En bref un récit choc saissisant qui fait réfléchir.
Seul petit bémol selon moi : la fin. Je l'ai bien aimé mais trouvé trop expéditive. Quelques dizaines de pages en plus n'auraient pas été de trop pour vraiment approfondir le final.
Ma note :
J'ai bien aimé cette lecture, vraiment, même si la féministe en moi avait la rage au bord des lèvres pendant tout le récit. Une lecture qui m'a prise aux tripes et m'a donné envie d'hurler toute ma colère à la face du monde.
Parce que oui la société dépeinte dans ce roman m'a fait enrager comme jamais, une société où les femmes n'ont pas leur mot à dire, du moins elles n'ont le droit qu'à 100 mots par jour sous peine d'être éléctrisées par leur compte-mot qui est autour de leur poignet.
Mais ce n'est pas tout car les femmes n'ont également plus le droit de travailler ni d'avoir un compte en banque en bref nous revoilà des centaines d'années en arrière où la place de la femme se trouvait à la maison.
Mais ce roman ne m'a pas juste fait enrager, il m'a aussi fait peur. Peur des idées désuètes et réductrices sur la place de la femme pourtant et malheureusement encore d'actualité aujourd'hui pour certaines, peur des hommes, peur du lavage de cerveau qu'on voit opérer sur les petits jeunes et qui trouvent tout ça juste normal. Peur de la facilité avec laquelle ce tout nouveau système s'est imposé. Peur de voir que ça pourrait être nous.
En bref un récit choc saissisant qui fait réfléchir.
Seul petit bémol selon moi : la fin. Je l'ai bien aimé mais trouvé trop expéditive. Quelques dizaines de pages en plus n'auraient pas été de trop pour vraiment approfondir le final.
Ma note :
fictionalkat's review against another edition
3.0
I absolutely appreciated almost all of the author's arduous attempts at authenticating an appalling allegory of our authoritarian autocracy. But besides this beautifully, brilliantly balanced ballad; I believe I'd better boast about the bustling bid to better our bureaucracy, before becoming this brutality.
If anything, this book certainly gave me appreciation for vocabulary again. If I were a better writer, I'd try to keep this alphabet based review going. But like the book, I'd rather just rush the ending a little bit and get the hell out of Dodge. A solid 3.5.
If anything, this book certainly gave me appreciation for vocabulary again. If I were a better writer, I'd try to keep this alphabet based review going. But like the book, I'd rather just rush the ending a little bit and get the hell out of Dodge. A solid 3.5.
orianabrea's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
book_dragon_julia's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If you are a female you have 100 words a day that you can speak. You have no bank account. No job. No entitlement. No mail. No nothing. If you have a son, he will have more rights than you, his mother…
Did I mention that as a female you are required to wear a word counter. Oh and it will give a bolt of electricity if you exceed the word count.
This book did such a good job of building up not only the sense of injustice in a patriarchal society but there was such a heartbreaking essence to it as well. As a mother you want to chat to your children about what they did at school, yeah well forget that… Sentences have become condensed to such an extreme, yet the father and male siblings can chat away about anything, laugh and joke about things but you dare not utter a word, as that means you may not be able to Goodnight, or Love You at the end of the day.
It was as if the women became an asset to be managed, a homemaker, cleaner, carer and a quiet one at that. Now we may laugh and joke about people who constantly chatter away, but the author has managed to build a world that has a scary reality to it.
Essentially women played their role in society before the enforced change. They had jobs, responsibilities, they were leaders in certain fields and had in some areas knowledge that few others had. This change of direction in the story, once I had time to get used to it actually made sense. Even though it was worked quite well into the story, it did give the book a feeling of being one of two stories.
Ideal for those who like dystopian read with a political aspect, contemporary fiction as well as general fiction genres I would also add that there is a psychological aspect to it. This is a book I would definitely recommend to readers who like a book with an eerily realistic feel.
Did I mention that as a female you are required to wear a word counter. Oh and it will give a bolt of electricity if you exceed the word count.
This book did such a good job of building up not only the sense of injustice in a patriarchal society but there was such a heartbreaking essence to it as well. As a mother you want to chat to your children about what they did at school, yeah well forget that… Sentences have become condensed to such an extreme, yet the father and male siblings can chat away about anything, laugh and joke about things but you dare not utter a word, as that means you may not be able to Goodnight, or Love You at the end of the day.
It was as if the women became an asset to be managed, a homemaker, cleaner, carer and a quiet one at that. Now we may laugh and joke about people who constantly chatter away, but the author has managed to build a world that has a scary reality to it.
Essentially women played their role in society before the enforced change. They had jobs, responsibilities, they were leaders in certain fields and had in some areas knowledge that few others had. This change of direction in the story, once I had time to get used to it actually made sense. Even though it was worked quite well into the story, it did give the book a feeling of being one of two stories.
Ideal for those who like dystopian read with a political aspect, contemporary fiction as well as general fiction genres I would also add that there is a psychological aspect to it. This is a book I would definitely recommend to readers who like a book with an eerily realistic feel.
thewrittenadventure's review against another edition
5.0
A timely book that discusses the "what if?"
What if women didn't have the rights they currently do in America?
What if you didn't march at a protest because you were too busy?
What if you couldn't speak more than 100 words a day?
This book goes into what can happen if we don't keep our eyes open when corrupt politicians try to take control over matters they shouldn't be in control of.
I read the audio book of Vox and it went fairly quickly. The writing is strong and the premise of this book is very interesting. This has a definite call to action, especially given the impending election.
Reading this, like many other feminist books (ie, The Handmaid's Tale) made me frustrated. Because of the possibility that this reality could come true (granted, maybe not to the extent that was in this book) We're seeing politicians push back on policies that limit certain healthcare of women that should be a fundamental right. Women are continuously told they shouldn't go for STEM majors, and while others are telling us to "lean in", we're getting pushed out of important decisions.
This book should come as a warning to what a future could look like if we don't stand up for what we believe in and aren't careful with the people we elect.
What if women didn't have the rights they currently do in America?
What if you didn't march at a protest because you were too busy?
What if you couldn't speak more than 100 words a day?
This book goes into what can happen if we don't keep our eyes open when corrupt politicians try to take control over matters they shouldn't be in control of.
I read the audio book of Vox and it went fairly quickly. The writing is strong and the premise of this book is very interesting. This has a definite call to action, especially given the impending election.
Reading this, like many other feminist books (ie, The Handmaid's Tale) made me frustrated. Because of the possibility that this reality could come true (granted, maybe not to the extent that was in this book) We're seeing politicians push back on policies that limit certain healthcare of women that should be a fundamental right. Women are continuously told they shouldn't go for STEM majors, and while others are telling us to "lean in", we're getting pushed out of important decisions.
This book should come as a warning to what a future could look like if we don't stand up for what we believe in and aren't careful with the people we elect.