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A review by liamliayaum
The Accidental Suffragist by Galia Gichon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
Disclaimer: I received this book for free from Book Publicity Services in exchange for my honest review.
The Accidental Suffragist is a historical fiction novel spanning the years before (white) women got the right to vote. The novel begins with the protagonist, Helen Fox, working in a factory in New York City. After a tragic accident at the factory that her eldest daughter works at, Helen is recruited to work for the suffragists.
There are some great themes in this title from how to survive in a male dominated world to female empowerment and plenty of facts about the suffragist movement itself. However, that is where the likability of this novel ends.
The writing is plain and the author utilizes a "tell" versus "show" style. The characters lack depth and the dialogue is repetitive with simple phrases taking up space. I expect every novel I read to have a few grammatical errors as we're all human, but there were too many in this one that distracted me frequently. The timeline held inconsistencies which caused me to reread sections often to understand exactly where, and when, I was in the story.
I kept reading more, thinking it would eventually get better. I made it just past halfway through before my frustration became too much so I did not finish this book. I wanted to like this book, after all, it held great promise to explore the suffragist movement but I just couldn't.
The Accidental Suffragist is a historical fiction novel spanning the years before (white) women got the right to vote. The novel begins with the protagonist, Helen Fox, working in a factory in New York City. After a tragic accident at the factory that her eldest daughter works at, Helen is recruited to work for the suffragists.
There are some great themes in this title from how to survive in a male dominated world to female empowerment and plenty of facts about the suffragist movement itself. However, that is where the likability of this novel ends.
The writing is plain and the author utilizes a "tell" versus "show" style. The characters lack depth and the dialogue is repetitive with simple phrases taking up space. I expect every novel I read to have a few grammatical errors as we're all human, but there were too many in this one that distracted me frequently. The timeline held inconsistencies which caused me to reread sections often to understand exactly where, and when, I was in the story.
I kept reading more, thinking it would eventually get better. I made it just past halfway through before my frustration became too much so I did not finish this book. I wanted to like this book, after all, it held great promise to explore the suffragist movement but I just couldn't.