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kellyhager 's review for:
Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas
This is probably the scariest book I've ever read. It feels incredibly plausible---obviously abortion is an issue that people feel very strongly about, but I've also heard people say that in vitro fertilization is wrong. I'm sure there are some who would be happy to see it banned, along with single mothers being able to adopt children. (It must be nice to have so much free time to devote to obsessing how other people live their life, right?)
This is similar to the Handmaid's Tale, but whereas that felt like an only vaguely possible alternate reality, this feels like something we're headed toward---and I find that terrifying. The idea that only certain people should be allowed to have children and that everyone who ends up pregnant should be forced to carry that child to term, regardless of that woman's own thoughts about it...it can clearly lead to disaster. And we see in this book exactly what that DOES lead to.
This is not likely to change anyone's mind, but it is still incredibly important. I'll sit with these characters for a long time. Highly recommended.