Reviews

Femlandia by Christina Dalcher

chibi418's review against another edition

Very well written, even though I found a lot of plot holes with the world building. But then I find out she is a terf and I cannot support this author anymore.

nikkiei's review against another edition

Didn’t like the writing style. ADHD didn’t let me focus on it 

thesamesky's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

jtoogood's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

5.0

h_loudavi5's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.75

meglougunning's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

obstinateheadstrongcurl's review against another edition

This is the same shallow feminism as The Barbie Movie but (more) dystopian. Just not for me.

bookishpip's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

zsuzsireads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

An interesting concept, but could have benefitted from (many) extra rounds of editing. Everything that happened was way too convenient, which made me feel like there were no stakes because the  ight thing would always happen next often without sufficient built-up to explain why/how it happened. Where Dalcher did play with tension, the plot dragged and dragged, especially as the plot was always pretty predictable. Considering it's a book centred around feminism, I thought that concepts of gender and equality were explored poorly and without much nuance. 

lottie1803's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.25