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theteatreebooks's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like this so bad
I am very unsure of how to rate and review this book because parts of it were great and much of it was not. The premise could have been expanded on in so many ways with much more excitement. By the end I found myself skimming just to know what happened.
I am very unsure of how to rate and review this book because parts of it were great and much of it was not. The premise could have been expanded on in so many ways with much more excitement. By the end I found myself skimming just to know what happened.
melanytries's review against another edition
4.0
Such a different storyline from what I'm use to, however -- it kept me hooked the whole time! Didn't expect the ending but was so thankful it turned out how it did.
cailmank's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book to be really well written and thoughtful. I found myself thing of the characters all the time. They were real and relatable. My only complaint is that the ending felt a bit abrupt to me.
lfs's review against another edition
1.0
300 pages of pointlessness driven by a character as boring as she is stupid, waiting for SOME THING to finally happen, and then when it finally does, the book just.... ends.
Why. Why was this even published. Why was it written. Why did I waste a day of my life finishing it. Just...why.
pawswithabook's review against another edition
4.0
This novel was nothing short of terrifying, with women being reduced to reproductive machines, and men being controlled by a small cult dictatorship.
Close to nature with vividly descriptive settings, sights and smells...this book sparks the senses and invokes fear, sadness and anger.
You can’t help but compare it to the Handmaids tale with the same clear themes running through the novel, and whilst it is not as original as Attwood’s dystopian world and therefore doesn’t quite give the same big impact, the real life and real time cult aspect does make Tater’s concept all the more frightening.
My only criticism would be that the final section felt rushed to a conclusion, and didn’t maintain the same level of tension or the dark, sinister tone Tater took the time to build in the first two parts of the novel.
A brilliant debut novel, and I am excited to see what Tater writes next!!!!
Close to nature with vividly descriptive settings, sights and smells...this book sparks the senses and invokes fear, sadness and anger.
You can’t help but compare it to the Handmaids tale with the same clear themes running through the novel, and whilst it is not as original as Attwood’s dystopian world and therefore doesn’t quite give the same big impact, the real life and real time cult aspect does make Tater’s concept all the more frightening.
My only criticism would be that the final section felt rushed to a conclusion, and didn’t maintain the same level of tension or the dark, sinister tone Tater took the time to build in the first two parts of the novel.
A brilliant debut novel, and I am excited to see what Tater writes next!!!!
momo1017's review against another edition
4.0
Sable Sable Sable, Queen. Poor Mamie. They escaped. This bookkkk. The fucking Den. Honestly that’s all I have to say.
eimearq's review against another edition
3.0
It was fine. I debated not finishing it, but forced myself to continue until the end. Definitely didn't love it the way other reviewers seem to. I honestly found myself bored at times. Not bad enough to downgrade it to 2 stars though.
tinaperoni's review against another edition
3.0
I actually enjoyed most of this book. It reminded me of Margaret Atwood’s Handmade’s Tale at times. However there was one area in the book I did not like. That would be the pig slaughter. I couldn’t read it so I skimmed that descriptive part but otherwise good book for a summer day. Made me think of how lucky I am to have been raised by strong women like the main character in the book
bookalong's review against another edition
4.0
This story is about 18 year old Sable who lives in a totalitarian cult called the Den on the outskirts of society. The Den is governed by Men, they control female fertility, sexuality, matchmaking and more. Upon her 18th birthday Sable is deemed ready to breed. She and other girls her age are then matched with a male in hopes of conceiving a baby. Once pregnant they are sent to "The Birth Yard" to prep for birth and motherhood, but are regularily drugged and punished by their midwives if they disobey. As things become tense Sable starts to question who she can trust and how safe she really is, forcing her to rebel against everything she has ever known!
This was dark and intense! I found the whole concept very interesting. With a plot similar to The Handmaids Tale but elevated in many ways. Tater has crafted a scary tyrannical patriarch society here, one I hope never comes to fruition in modern society.
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Thank You to the publisher for sending me this book opinions are my own.
This was dark and intense! I found the whole concept very interesting. With a plot similar to The Handmaids Tale but elevated in many ways. Tater has crafted a scary tyrannical patriarch society here, one I hope never comes to fruition in modern society.
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Thank You to the publisher for sending me this book opinions are my own.
okc's review against another edition
4.0
Sable is a modern day woman trapped in a world of toxic masculinity that thrives on oppressing women more than any 1950's house wife ever was. A free-thinking woman imprisoned in a society where the only redeeming quality women possess is their ability to breed. Where only men deserve capitalization. A gripping novel that made my feminist blood boil.
Not a book I'd normally read but one I enjoyed immensely. Mallory Tater's writing transports you into the life of 18 year old Sable, through The Den's bizarre and messed up way of doing things to the darkness of the Birth Yard.
The part that kills me, this world Tater created may be fictional, but the truth is there are real life versions of the Den, of Lynx, of Feles. Having said that, I know there are more Sables out there. I stand with the Sables.
Not a book I'd normally read but one I enjoyed immensely. Mallory Tater's writing transports you into the life of 18 year old Sable, through The Den's bizarre and messed up way of doing things to the darkness of the Birth Yard.
The part that kills me, this world Tater created may be fictional, but the truth is there are real life versions of the Den, of Lynx, of Feles. Having said that, I know there are more Sables out there. I stand with the Sables.