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emdebell 's review for:
Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas
My thoughts on this book contradict with my feelings and I've no idea how they all balance out. I loved the very different women, learning about their situations and struggles, and living in their wooded environment. I read straight through this book, which never happens and therefore feels consequential. I usually hate reading novels that have some sort of agenda, (in this case women's rights,) but this time around I almost wished there was even more discussion on the issue at hand. Admittedly, it's an issue that is important to me.
Battling against these feelings are the irritation that the female characters are called by their roles ("The Biographer") and the men are called their names - an irritation you are probably supposed to feel but is grating nonetheless as it makes it difficult to relate closely to them. Some details felt like loose ends (the whales, the biography bits) while others seemed too tidy (the daughter/mender, the "pink curtain") and still others just seemed implausible (the lack of protest/activism).
While this was a good reading experience overall, leaving me thinking (which I like) yet entertained, I don't know how quick I'd be to recommend it. I guess it balances out at about 3.5 stars - above average but not completely satisfying.
Battling against these feelings are the irritation that the female characters are called by their roles ("The Biographer") and the men are called their names - an irritation you are probably supposed to feel but is grating nonetheless as it makes it difficult to relate closely to them. Some details felt like loose ends (the whales, the biography bits) while others seemed too tidy (the daughter/mender, the "pink curtain") and still others just seemed implausible (the lack of protest/activism).
While this was a good reading experience overall, leaving me thinking (which I like) yet entertained, I don't know how quick I'd be to recommend it. I guess it balances out at about 3.5 stars - above average but not completely satisfying.