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toni_cox_ 's review for:
Whisper Network
by Chandler Baker
(I am about to touch upon some fairly controversial topics and I just hope I word it in a way that doesn’t cause any offence as that is not my intention at all).
I am a woman who has worked in a prodominantly male business previously. I too have experienced the innuendo’s & been made to feel less valuable than fellow male co-workers doing the exact same role (and not to be arrogant, but in some cases, the figures would show that I was doing a better job than many them). I understand that there can be obvious preferential treatment. I am however completely torn on how I feel about this book.
On one hand, I am absolutely all for the drive in feminism and think the women (although some have done some rather questionable acts and aren’t the most relatable characters) are badass bitches and fighting for what is right. I did feel a sense of empowerment at times and found myself rooting for the 4 main characters and their ultimate end goal completely... But on the other hand, I didn’t like that the author focused so heavily on portraying most men as some sort of arrogant, unethical, bigot species. Yes, that would describe *some* men to a certain degree but I’d say a rather small proportion. Women can also be conceited, discourteous and frankly, damn right nasty at times too. It’s just the human race; there’ll always be some bad apples.
In this particular story, the male antagonist Ames was a total A-hole, taking advantage of and looking down on his female colleagues. The writer did very cleverly have me *infrequently* feeling that he wasn’t all that bad a guy, potentially misunderstood. That would however be my only praise when commenting on Chandler Baker’s writing style. Other than this detail which I found quite smart, I didn’t enjoy how this book was written. To me, it felt like this book was written to be a screen play and that isn’t what I’m looking for when I pick up a book. If I wanted a screen play, I’d watch one.
The ending of this book was great. The story began to all weave together and it all made complete sense. There was quite a shock at the end and I didn’t see several of the plot twists coming. Having said that, I did find the rest of the novel a bit tedious and I wasn’t exactly hooked. If I’m honest, this book wouldn’t be one I’d recommend everyone go and purchase a copy of tomorrow. It just didn’t quite hit the mark for me.
I feel the ending touched upon several extremely important subjects and it was rather fitting with a lot of recent events coming to light over the past few years, such as the ‘Me Too’ movement. However, there should be a trigger warning for this one as it touches upon sexual abuse, suicide, post partum depression & adultery.
I am a woman who has worked in a prodominantly male business previously. I too have experienced the innuendo’s & been made to feel less valuable than fellow male co-workers doing the exact same role (and not to be arrogant, but in some cases, the figures would show that I was doing a better job than many them). I understand that there can be obvious preferential treatment. I am however completely torn on how I feel about this book.
On one hand, I am absolutely all for the drive in feminism and think the women (although some have done some rather questionable acts and aren’t the most relatable characters) are badass bitches and fighting for what is right. I did feel a sense of empowerment at times and found myself rooting for the 4 main characters and their ultimate end goal completely... But on the other hand, I didn’t like that the author focused so heavily on portraying most men as some sort of arrogant, unethical, bigot species. Yes, that would describe *some* men to a certain degree but I’d say a rather small proportion. Women can also be conceited, discourteous and frankly, damn right nasty at times too. It’s just the human race; there’ll always be some bad apples.
In this particular story, the male antagonist Ames was a total A-hole, taking advantage of and looking down on his female colleagues. The writer did very cleverly have me *infrequently* feeling that he wasn’t all that bad a guy, potentially misunderstood. That would however be my only praise when commenting on Chandler Baker’s writing style. Other than this detail which I found quite smart, I didn’t enjoy how this book was written. To me, it felt like this book was written to be a screen play and that isn’t what I’m looking for when I pick up a book. If I wanted a screen play, I’d watch one.
The ending of this book was great. The story began to all weave together and it all made complete sense. There was quite a shock at the end and I didn’t see several of the plot twists coming. Having said that, I did find the rest of the novel a bit tedious and I wasn’t exactly hooked. If I’m honest, this book wouldn’t be one I’d recommend everyone go and purchase a copy of tomorrow. It just didn’t quite hit the mark for me.
I feel the ending touched upon several extremely important subjects and it was rather fitting with a lot of recent events coming to light over the past few years, such as the ‘Me Too’ movement. However, there should be a trigger warning for this one as it touches upon sexual abuse, suicide, post partum depression & adultery.