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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
What do we need to do to finally enshrine women’s rights as equally self evident as men’s?
3.5 stars. The story of four Oregonian women dealing with children, unwanted pregnancies, and infertility in a time when Roe v. Wade has been overturned, IVF outlawed as well as single parent adoptions. This is a little hard getting into at first, but then I became invested in each of their stories.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
First book I've read in a long time where I can confidently call it a "great book." Zumas shows what life could be like if abortion is once again outlawed in the US. She shows how it has an effect on many different people, and how making abortion illegal (as well as other federal policy changes) hurt even those it was said to help. Also, the story as told through five different women all somehow interconnected was well done & interesting to read. Great concept, great writing, great book.
Despite it seemingly taking a month to read I read the bulk in two days, reading the first fifty or so pages back in February. Takes a little bit to get into, but once I settled in I had trouble putting it down.
It’s definitely a more literary book - not everything is spelled out, and the language is not consistently straightforward. But, when done compellingly as with Red Clocks, this is something I enjoy. The style won’t be for everyone.
Loved the alternating POV chapters!
It’s definitely a more literary book - not everything is spelled out, and the language is not consistently straightforward. But, when done compellingly as with Red Clocks, this is something I enjoy. The style won’t be for everyone.
Loved the alternating POV chapters!
"Red Clocks" is the first book that made me think deeply about the role of women in the family and the role of family for women. Though it is limited to the perspective of relatively successful white women, I feel like it was still a great and very entertaining read!
The situations that biographer, wife, daughter, and mender were in, showed something that most of the people do not really have in their daily lives. Not being able to adopt a child or on the contrary to make an abortion just because of government's decision is one of the biggest forms of injustice towards women, since they are the only ones to decide on such matters. The author provided readers with thoughts, concerns, and doubts of these women which made the book so complete!
I would recommend it to someone who is interested in feminism and/or dystopia - the book inspires to think of important issues and put more effort to try to understand them.
The situations that biographer, wife, daughter, and mender were in, showed something that most of the people do not really have in their daily lives. Not being able to adopt a child or on the contrary to make an abortion just because of government's decision is one of the biggest forms of injustice towards women, since they are the only ones to decide on such matters. The author provided readers with thoughts, concerns, and doubts of these women which made the book so complete!
I would recommend it to someone who is interested in feminism and/or dystopia - the book inspires to think of important issues and put more effort to try to understand them.
Wonderful, bold, frightening. All of the characters feel alive and unique in the chapters that shift POV from woman to woman, named after her perceived role (daughter, wife, mender, biographer, etc.).
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
I'm still not quite sure what to make of this book. An imagined near-future dystopian-vibe look at the US and abortion politics. Exaggerated but within the realm of believability. I didn't care for most of the characters which I think gave me the biggest trouble with deciding on a rating. But I did like how the narrative intertwined each of their stories and posed questions on adoption, surrogacy, teenage pregnancy, male/female relationships etc.