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Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas
A near future dystopia that's a bit too close to reality for comfort, seeing how the US has evil evangelicals trying to completely ban abortion, contraception, same sex marriage, and single moms. Thank you backwards southern and rust belt states. The book jumps rapidly between multiple characters, using both descriptions like "the biographer" and their given name, it has a bit of a rough feel to it due to that.
The assorted female characters face various trials and tribulations that for the most part are very real, the obnoxious father who doesn't help out at home and abusively treats his wife like a servant, the wife beater, the herbalist who's called a witch, there is a witch hunt in this book, and several others. It's not a good world for women, though there are some glimmers of hope. It's not a Margaret Atwood book!
Indeed, several of these obnoxious males get the boot, are sent to prison, etc. The witch is found innocent and the student continues her education after a very risky abortion, there's a happy ending for all the characters.
A decent read that would make for an interesting discussion.
The assorted female characters face various trials and tribulations that for the most part are very real, the obnoxious father who doesn't help out at home and abusively treats his wife like a servant, the wife beater, the herbalist who's called a witch, there is a witch hunt in this book, and several others. It's not a good world for women, though there are some glimmers of hope. It's not a Margaret Atwood book!
Indeed, several of these obnoxious males get the boot, are sent to prison, etc. The witch is found innocent and the student continues her education after a very risky abortion, there's a happy ending for all the characters.
A decent read that would make for an interesting discussion.