A review by karingforbooks
The Power by Naomi Alderman

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I enjoyed this book. I like that it took our current reality and flipped it over. Makes you think. She doesn’t address trans people or intersectionality at all, which I think she should have done particularly since it’s a lengthy book anyway and would have benefited from those issues being talked about.  I liked that she didn’t create a utopia which is what people often say when thinking about women ruling the world. I like that she uses juman nature and turns our conceptions on their heads though it does take some suspension of disbelief because of biological stuff like children having. Could she have gone deeper and built a better more detailed world? Yes. Do I still enjoy the book? Yes 
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