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laurenshikari's review against another edition
3.0
The story was intriguing and a thought provoking concept, but the execution of the writing left little to be desired and took away from the flow of the story. I loved the fact that this was set in different parts of the world, and there were multiple storylines that seemed to intertwine. There are definitely clever themes in here about women running the world, and how it may be a crueler world than if men run it and how absolute power doesn't mean freedom.
anaurrutia's review
5.0
Sí creo que sí 5 estrellas, 4.5 quizá, es un libro incómodo y que de pronto suena simplón, por aquello del mundo al revés (porque bueno, en nuestro mundo al revés ideal no les iría tan mal a ellos, pienso), pero que al final de cuentas sí toca un montón de temas importantes y sí logró hacerme reflexionar sobre el "porque se puede" ¿creen? ¿tanto corrompe el poder? o.O Está chido el librito, aunque sí tiene escenas fuertes y horrorosas.
paigestabler's review
3.0
it only took me a few months and a couple of e-readers but i finally finished it. this book was crazy, absolute power corrupts absolutely
adie2020's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
jwolflink3's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
emmiviena's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
ansl's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Ik had meer verwacht. Wel een goede kritiek op het einde: aan een man suggereren om een boek onder een vrouwelijke naam te publiceren in een maternalistische wereld. Badum tsss
meganemarshall's review
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
3.5 rating.
This concept was really interesting, but I feel like it fell flat in many areas. The book starts with a letter from an author writing to another author to like 'Hey, what do you think of my book'. So I think that I ruined the book a little bit cause i was thinking the book was gonna be written with journal articles and documents used mostly to explain. It did that a little, but I was disappointed there wasn't more.
There were 4 main characters' POV but sometimes also side characters POV. It would sometimes swith POVs in confusing places. I didn't actually connect to any of the characters. One character storyline would get more interesting, while the others were kind of boring, and then it would switch, and it never really stayed consistent.
At times, the plot felt really weak jumping between all these characters, which they do end up crossing paths at times. Each of their stories didn't really have a good arc. Then there wasn't a really good main arc throughout the story. The book was an odd mix of hypocritical concepts, simplifying dynamics, going from one extreme to the other, but also having really important explanations of things that women deal with.
Overall, the idea was really interesting, but the execution was just not there for me.
This concept was really interesting, but I feel like it fell flat in many areas. The book starts with a letter from an author writing to another author to like 'Hey, what do you think of my book'. So I think that I ruined the book a little bit cause i was thinking the book was gonna be written with journal articles and documents used mostly to explain. It did that a little, but I was disappointed there wasn't more.
There were 4 main characters' POV but sometimes also side characters POV. It would sometimes swith POVs in confusing places. I didn't actually connect to any of the characters. One character storyline would get more interesting, while the others were kind of boring, and then it would switch, and it never really stayed consistent.
At times, the plot felt really weak jumping between all these characters, which they do end up crossing paths at times. Each of their stories didn't really have a good arc. Then there wasn't a really good main arc throughout the story. The book was an odd mix of hypocritical concepts, simplifying dynamics, going from one extreme to the other, but also having really important explanations of things that women deal with.
Overall, the idea was really interesting, but the execution was just not there for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape
Minor: Trafficking