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A review by littlepepperguy
The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.25
I had higher hopes for this book. It's pretty standard for the genre of feminist dystopian lit. I appreciate the inclusive of intersectional identies, specifically highlighting race with connection to misogyny, white supremacy, and religious extremism.
It was just a little more tell than show. I can understand that the characters are being impacted by a society that is an allegorical representation of American/western society without being told every step of the way exactly how I should be perceiving interactions/scenes. I feel like a lot of contemporary allegory just spoon feeds their message to you and it's sooooo tedious.
I thought the ending was going to hit harder, but it was really rushed. The tenses/pov changes in it multiple times. I was hopeful that something unexpected was going to happen but nah it was straight down the middle, exactly the expectation of the genre. Nothing new.
It was just a little more tell than show. I can understand that the characters are being impacted by a society that is an allegorical representation of American/western society without being told every step of the way exactly how I should be perceiving interactions/scenes. I feel like a lot of contemporary allegory just spoon feeds their message to you and it's sooooo tedious.
I thought the ending was going to hit harder, but it was really rushed. The tenses/pov changes in it multiple times. I was hopeful that something unexpected was going to happen but nah it was straight down the middle, exactly the expectation of the genre. Nothing new.