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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read the whole Out of Line series after I spent 20 years reading Wolf Hall; Donoghue's "Halfway to Free" and Roxane Gay's "Graceful Burdens" were easily my favorites. They're both set in dystopian futures where birth is regulated by the government so maybe that says more about my reading preferences than the quality of the other short stories in the series . . .
(four and a half stars)
(four and a half stars)
Mostly confusing in the beginning but as the story unfolded, it became one of those pretty believable versions of a potential future for our planet.
I struggled to engage and didn't enjoy the writing style but I really hated the "end" in particular. It felt like it just stopped in the middle of a random paragraph...
I struggled to engage and didn't enjoy the writing style but I really hated the "end" in particular. It felt like it just stopped in the middle of a random paragraph...
A well-imagined, well-written take on contraception, ecology, and society. One of the short stories in the Out of Line Collection provided by Amazon for free when I joined Prime and downloaded Kindle.
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
More future stuff, more population control stuff, and more stuff about how-even in a world where everything is optimal, it is impossible to simply live, as a woman, without wanting a baby so badly you'd torpedo everything in the process to scratch that biological itch. Ugh. This piece frustrated me the most of the bunch, but being a Donoghue it was well-written and captivating none the less.
Em um futuro distópico, uma mulher se vê diante de uma escolha: ser mãe ou se acomodar ao que dela se espera. Adorei a forma como a narradora se coloca, deixando o final em aberto, mas como muita esperança de mudança.
Content note: people dealing with infertility or miscarriage may have a hard time with this one
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
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Halfway to free by Emma Donoghue
Rating: 4/5
It's 2060 and humans have almost destroyed the earth so all governments have come together and imposed restrictions that all citizens must follow, about population control. But obviously, not everyone does. Brilliant sci-fi dystopian short story, must read.
Halfway to free by Emma Donoghue
Rating: 4/5
It's 2060 and humans have almost destroyed the earth so all governments have come together and imposed restrictions that all citizens must follow, about population control. But obviously, not everyone does. Brilliant sci-fi dystopian short story, must read.