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adventureinlit 's review for:
Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas
I was really excited to read this book - there is a current mania around dystopian novels and the female role in this world. The premise of this book was intriguing: follow these women who are all facing hardships related to pregnancy, abortion, motherhood, etc.
While I found the stories vaguely interesting and could relate with many points in the story (being a mother of 2 with another on the way), I just didn't feel like the characters reached any sort of apex in their learning processes.
Now, I've seen many complaints on here as it relates to the broken and choppy form of how the stories are presented. Mind you - this did not bother me at all and I was able to keep up with the flow of information and characters just fine.
What bothered me was that even though all of these women/girls are presented with their challenge, none of them really had a transition from "before challenge" to "after challenge". I felt that the character development was missing and I think this is what disappointed me the most about it.
While I found the stories vaguely interesting and could relate with many points in the story (being a mother of 2 with another on the way), I just didn't feel like the characters reached any sort of apex in their learning processes.
Now, I've seen many complaints on here as it relates to the broken and choppy form of how the stories are presented. Mind you - this did not bother me at all and I was able to keep up with the flow of information and characters just fine.
What bothered me was that even though all of these women/girls are presented with their challenge, none of them really had a transition from "before challenge" to "after challenge". I felt that the character development was missing and I think this is what disappointed me the most about it.