A review by oxnard_montalvo
The Scarlet Plague by Jack London

3.0

Written in 1912, I found it fell into the trap of writing women in dystopia as ‘stuff’ to be traded. A bit heavy on the savagery of the working classes too. I was drawn in by the way London writes- it’s evocative, compelling. Maybe one to stay away from in the current situation... but i couldn’t help myself. A bleak view of things in the book world, reality perhaps is a little brighter and ultimately kinder.