A review by theverycraftyvegan
The Power by Naomi Alderman

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A great dystopian novel about women gaining physical power and then gaining power throughout humanity. Women start to rule the world but will this new power cause them to ruin it? Will women become just as bad as men? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Excrement