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karinmckercher 's review for:
Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas
Torn between 4 and 5 stars. I’ve been wanting a “consumable” book for a while now, and here it is. You know the kind: Easy to read, wants all your attention, and you devour in a weekend?
Parallels between the book and what’s happening politically/culturally are frightening but the book itself isn’t about striking fear. And while people probably compare to The Handmaid’s Tale, the comparison really stops immediately after raising it. This is not a dystopian novel. It most certainly does invoke emotion, however. And frustration. But the novel is less about dealing with the patriarchy and more about women’s wants and dreams and how we deal with them when the patriarchy makes them unachievable.
Parallels between the book and what’s happening politically/culturally are frightening but the book itself isn’t about striking fear. And while people probably compare to The Handmaid’s Tale, the comparison really stops immediately after raising it. This is not a dystopian novel. It most certainly does invoke emotion, however. And frustration. But the novel is less about dealing with the patriarchy and more about women’s wants and dreams and how we deal with them when the patriarchy makes them unachievable.