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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Ho delle opinioni contrastanti su questo libro... Da un lato l'ho apprezzato per quanto riguarda i temi, dall'altro non credo che ripenserò a questo libro in futuro. Sono sicura che per un target più giovane questo libro potrebbe dare spunti interessanti.
i think i would have enjoyed it more would it not have been advertised as a dystopia. i know it can be seen as one depending on where you live but the thing is.. this book is (kind of) my reality. abortion in Brazil is illegal. you can be sentenced from 1 to 3 years in prison if you have one (but only abortions 'cause the rest... this week a singer kicked a pregnant woman in the belly and was only sentenced to 18 days in semi open regime, so you can have an idea about what we face every day). so, yeah, not dystopic in my opinion and i went in expecting a dystopia and got depressed when faced with my own reality (of sorts). (on a quick search, i found articles discussing how miscarriages here can also be seen as a crime, so yeah, scary reality and not dystopia)
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
In the end, it doesn't matter what anyone else wants. Its your body, your choice.
This was an interesting view on a near future close to home. The characters felt real.
This book was slow to get into, especially since each chapter was written without using the characters names directly. HOWEVER, I truly enjoyed this look at a dystopian America that could maybe come true in the near future if we aren’t careful, and I also like how all of the women’s stories were carefully woven together. The ending left me wanting more answers, BUT I didn’t hate it, just curious about the characters. Which means I enjoyed every single flawed female character in the book! Hooray!
Pretty good. Interesting story but lacked character development.
This book was amazing. It was unnerving to read about rights being taken away from these women and have it feel eerily similar to things happening in the country right now. My only issue is that it felt a little too long in some parts and that took away from the story a bit. Overall I would 100% recommend.
A beautiful literary look at what happens when women’s rights get taken away. I’m SURE that there were a lot of elements of this book that I didn’t pick up on because it is so deeply literary, full of allusions. But Zumas’ tale of women from different walks of life attempting to navigate a world in which they don’t have bodily autonomy is intensely thought provoking and heart wrenching. Zumas demonstrates the effect that fetal personhood would have on every woman—from the obvious lack of reproductive care, to the fact that women who truly want to be pregnant would not be able to since IVF is illegal. It seems dystopian in nature, but Zumas’ ideas in this book are not so far off from reality. A haunting read.
This book scares me for 2 reasons:
1) The subject matter is all too prescient.
2) I haven’t related to main characters like this in a long, long time. Biographer and Mender will be with me for quite awhile.
1) The subject matter is all too prescient.
2) I haven’t related to main characters like this in a long, long time. Biographer and Mender will be with me for quite awhile.