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A review by elpidamelis
Sleeping Beauties by Owen King, Stephen King
3.25
3-3.5/5 stars
This book brings to focus what a world without men would look like. It's very woman positive and feminist. I love that it's actually written by two men. The thoughts the women in this book have are quite realistic. It's told by many point of views and at first it can get confusing but since I'm an avid fantasy reader, it didn't take me too long to remember who's who. If you're not used to reading books like this, then it might get confusing for you to remember all of the characters and their names. I really enjoyed the concept of this story but sometimes it felt dragged.
This story actually is set during a small period of time. It felt like months had gone past but in reality you're just reading about a week or so. I really liked that about it. It's a 700 page book and it only talks about a few days but to you the reader it feels like longer and I really like that. As for the characters, they were all so very different. Some you liked and some you hated (Don Peters!). Moreover, the story is very unique. I've never read anything like this before. Throughout this story, you're trying to figure out who's the real villain. And you're curious to find out who or what Evie Black is. The world itself is also very realistic. You see what a crisis like this would really look like in our world. What would happen to a world where women didn't exist. I would have liked a bit more action though and for it to be a little more fast-paced. That's the main reason why it took me so long to finish it (that and how huge this book it!)
All in all, I quite enjoyed it and I really love how feminist it is. A book exploring a world without women is something I think a lot of men should read about (and of course women, but we already know why we're equal and why we matter).
This book brings to focus what a world without men would look like. It's very woman positive and feminist. I love that it's actually written by two men. The thoughts the women in this book have are quite realistic. It's told by many point of views and at first it can get confusing but since I'm an avid fantasy reader, it didn't take me too long to remember who's who. If you're not used to reading books like this, then it might get confusing for you to remember all of the characters and their names. I really enjoyed the concept of this story but sometimes it felt dragged.
This story actually is set during a small period of time. It felt like months had gone past but in reality you're just reading about a week or so. I really liked that about it. It's a 700 page book and it only talks about a few days but to you the reader it feels like longer and I really like that. As for the characters, they were all so very different. Some you liked and some you hated (Don Peters!). Moreover, the story is very unique. I've never read anything like this before. Throughout this story, you're trying to figure out who's the real villain. And you're curious to find out who or what Evie Black is. The world itself is also very realistic. You see what a crisis like this would really look like in our world. What would happen to a world where women didn't exist. I would have liked a bit more action though and for it to be a little more fast-paced. That's the main reason why it took me so long to finish it (that and how huge this book it!)
All in all, I quite enjoyed it and I really love how feminist it is. A book exploring a world without women is something I think a lot of men should read about (and of course women, but we already know why we're equal and why we matter).