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camib93's review
4.0
3.5/4
I went into this book expecting something else. I thought it would be more about the world that all these women were living in and instead it was about the women. Despite this I throughly enjoyed the story. Instead of the novel being plot driven it was all about women, how they come together, and how society constantly turns his back on her. It also scared me because never have I seen a dystopian world reflect so perfectly the world that I am living in now and how it could progress to this point. I could see my future in this book, maybe I am crazy but it seems like a plausible future. Unless We change. The overall message, to me, of the book was that women/men/minorities or whoever is oppressed can always use their voice and do something even if it is dangerous. Just because it is safe it does not mean that it is right. ( I mean speaking out against wrongs even if that puts a target on your back).
I went into this book expecting something else. I thought it would be more about the world that all these women were living in and instead it was about the women. Despite this I throughly enjoyed the story. Instead of the novel being plot driven it was all about women, how they come together, and how society constantly turns his back on her. It also scared me because never have I seen a dystopian world reflect so perfectly the world that I am living in now and how it could progress to this point. I could see my future in this book, maybe I am crazy but it seems like a plausible future. Unless We change. The overall message, to me, of the book was that women/men/minorities or whoever is oppressed can always use their voice and do something even if it is dangerous. Just because it is safe it does not mean that it is right. ( I mean speaking out against wrongs even if that puts a target on your back).
rainbowbookworm's review
4.0
Like Handmaid’s Tale, Red Clock describes a dystopian future in which religious conservatives have taken control of the U.S. and have severely restricted women’s reproductive rights. A future that doesn’t seem too dystopian in a U.S. led by Trump and Pence and his conservative cronies in the Senate.
timna_wyckoff's review
5.0
Wow, this was a fantastic combination of characters, plot, writing, commentary......recommend!
mcgovnhm's review
5.0
Zumas created within this novel an important, stimulating, emotional and- above all- heartfelt story. Her writing is at times prose and at others pure poetry. I loved every minute of reading this book and felt a deep connection to the narrators, each for a unique reason.
In the time I was reading it I caught myself stopping, re-reading and even reading aloud to myself the wonderful bits of words Zumas had strung together. This book was a reminder to me of the power that language can have. During the last few pages I started to cry, not because it was sad- although there was a great deal of sadness in the book- but because it was so beautiful.
In the time I was reading it I caught myself stopping, re-reading and even reading aloud to myself the wonderful bits of words Zumas had strung together. This book was a reminder to me of the power that language can have. During the last few pages I started to cry, not because it was sad- although there was a great deal of sadness in the book- but because it was so beautiful.
myriadreads's review
5.0
Soooooo good! Lyrical, thoughtful, speculative, female-focused. A book to buy and put on my shelf, for frequent re-readings. A more thorough review soon.
specksofbeck's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
nderiley's review
2.0
The plot definitely had potential, but it wasn't fulfilled for me. I had a hard time getting into the because the writing style makes it difficult to follow the story let alone connect to the characters and I didn't feel emotionally moved by any of their stories, but there were lots of different perspectives and the pacing was good
babybirdnoco's review
3.0
This story is told from the perspective of 4 different women (The biographer, wife, daughter, mender) all living in the same small town, with bits of a 5th person thrown in, an explorer from the 1800s. At first I found the story a little confusing and difficult to get into as we jump perspectives , but once I was able to associate the names with the descriptors of the characters and see how their stories overlapped I began to enjoy the story more.
This story definitely follows these women living in a potential future Roe V. Wade has been overturned , IVF is illegal and in order to adopt there must be two parents in the home. We see how these women's stories intermingle and how they all stand up for what they believe in and what is best for them as person even if society is telling them its wrong.
This story definitely follows these women living in a potential future Roe V. Wade has been overturned , IVF is illegal and in order to adopt there must be two parents in the home. We see how these women's stories intermingle and how they all stand up for what they believe in and what is best for them as person even if society is telling them its wrong.
lostingothicmusic's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75