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thatbookishgem 's review for:
Eve of Man
by Giovanna Fletcher, Tom Fletcher
The premise for this book really fascinated me. With real Children of Men vibes meets Brave New World, I loved the idea of the dystopian edge, gender roles and constraints but in reality it’s more a tried-and-tested construct of suppressed female being used for forced birthing in a poor man’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Except this is a little less sophisticated.
I really liked the character of Eve. I loved that she didn’t just blindly accept her fate and the world around her at face value, but instead questioned and enquired about it. I think that inquisitive nature she displayed is a fantastic trait for any young person, especially in today’s political climes, where young people have a responsibility to question and learn about the world around them, so they can hold it – and the people running it – to account. And I thought Eve was a fantastic representative for this.
I think the issue lies in the fact there were a lot of hard-hitting topics that weren’t fully explored enough for my liking; the Fletchers missed a real opportunity for discussion here.
It has a massive potential to really nail home important topics and debates regarding gender and sexuality, but sometimes it just seems that this was shelved in favour of the damsel-in-distress/male saviour plot.
Full review available on my blog: https://thatbookishgem.com/2020/12/18/review-5/
I really liked the character of Eve. I loved that she didn’t just blindly accept her fate and the world around her at face value, but instead questioned and enquired about it. I think that inquisitive nature she displayed is a fantastic trait for any young person, especially in today’s political climes, where young people have a responsibility to question and learn about the world around them, so they can hold it – and the people running it – to account. And I thought Eve was a fantastic representative for this.
I think the issue lies in the fact there were a lot of hard-hitting topics that weren’t fully explored enough for my liking; the Fletchers missed a real opportunity for discussion here.
It has a massive potential to really nail home important topics and debates regarding gender and sexuality, but sometimes it just seems that this was shelved in favour of the damsel-in-distress/male saviour plot.
Full review available on my blog: https://thatbookishgem.com/2020/12/18/review-5/