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Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas
3.5/5 stars
This book, was quite an interesting one. The writing style was very experimental, and kind of weird. The way the POVs are set up, makes you feel slightly detached, but after about half the book, I actually did care what happened to a few of the characters.
The world that these women have to live in is terrifying. It isn't even that far fetched, it could become a reality. In this version of the USA, the Personhood Amendment has been introduced into the constitution - where embryos are considered people, and abortion, IVF, and even attempting to abort an embryo is illegal and women can be sent to prison.
This book follows 4.5 women and their paths as they navigate their way through the world. The biographer, who is single, but wants a baby, The Daughter, who has an unwanted pregnancy, The Mender, who gave her child up for adoption and helps women with sexual problems, and The Wife, who has two children, but is in an unhappy marriage. (This last POV is the one I least empathized with). The half POV is of the women that the Biographer is writing about, and realistically, this was probably the worst part of the book for me. Most of it just didn't make sense, and really didn't add anything to the narrative for me.
I found this book to ask some really tough questions, and it explored who gets to choose. It explored parenthood, adoption, abortion, and many other facets of a women's sexuality. I really enjoyed this exploration and that is why I overall think this was a good and important book. Even if the writing style, and maybe what the author was trying to get across with her writing was lost on me a little. The overall message was there.
An interesting read, and one that should garner a lot of discussion in today's world.
This book, was quite an interesting one. The writing style was very experimental, and kind of weird. The way the POVs are set up, makes you feel slightly detached, but after about half the book, I actually did care what happened to a few of the characters.
The world that these women have to live in is terrifying. It isn't even that far fetched, it could become a reality. In this version of the USA, the Personhood Amendment has been introduced into the constitution - where embryos are considered people, and abortion, IVF, and even attempting to abort an embryo is illegal and women can be sent to prison.
This book follows 4.5 women and their paths as they navigate their way through the world. The biographer, who is single, but wants a baby, The Daughter, who has an unwanted pregnancy, The Mender, who gave her child up for adoption and helps women with sexual problems, and The Wife, who has two children, but is in an unhappy marriage. (This last POV is the one I least empathized with). The half POV is of the women that the Biographer is writing about, and realistically, this was probably the worst part of the book for me. Most of it just didn't make sense, and really didn't add anything to the narrative for me.
I found this book to ask some really tough questions, and it explored who gets to choose. It explored parenthood, adoption, abortion, and many other facets of a women's sexuality. I really enjoyed this exploration and that is why I overall think this was a good and important book. Even if the writing style, and maybe what the author was trying to get across with her writing was lost on me a little. The overall message was there.
An interesting read, and one that should garner a lot of discussion in today's world.