A review by claudiap
Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

3.0

This feminist dystopia reminded of “The Handmaid Tale” on its basic ideas and theme, with the application of laws that limit women's rights. In this case, laws are applied that limit access to in vitro fertilization, penalization of abortion and access to the adoption of unitary families. These ideas aren’t new, with several lines of thought that consider that a woman's fertility must be controlled. Personally, I never understood the obsession that many people have with controlling a woman's body and decisions.
Since this book is focused on topics that I like to read, I thought I would be able to obtain greater satisfaction from this reading. However, the author chose to create an intentional emotional detachment from the characters and their perspectives that seemed harmful to me as a reader. Each character deals with a problem related to being a woman, but the type of personal history told is one that can be expected from this type of story with a conclusion that is also predictable and boring.
I think I expected more from this book. A story full of possibilities that falls short by the narrative approach chosen and by its predictability.