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Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas
DID NOT FINISH
DNF @ page 160
I saw the comparisons to The Handmaid's Tale and got really excited for this. The comparison does this work a disfavor. Red Clocks follows a group of women as they navigate an America which has rescinded most reproductive rights from several points of view. There's the teenager seeking an abortion, the mother in an unhappy marriage, the teacher wanting to get pregnant, and the healer who provides gynecological services in the woods. Some of them overlap, like the teenager is the babysitter, and whatnot, but mostly they're quite separate.
I see what the author is trying to do and the characters and picture Zumas paints. The characters are rarely presented with their names and any sense of setting is pretty stripped down to focus on each character. But as a narrative, the whole experience is not enjoyable and it has nothing to do with the subject matter. None of the women seem to move forward with changing their circumstances. The supporting characters seem to keep arm's length from plot-driving interaction.
Ultimately, this book wasn't for me, but I can see where people might like it.
I saw the comparisons to The Handmaid's Tale and got really excited for this. The comparison does this work a disfavor. Red Clocks follows a group of women as they navigate an America which has rescinded most reproductive rights from several points of view. There's the teenager seeking an abortion, the mother in an unhappy marriage, the teacher wanting to get pregnant, and the healer who provides gynecological services in the woods. Some of them overlap, like the teenager is the babysitter, and whatnot, but mostly they're quite separate.
I see what the author is trying to do and the characters and picture Zumas paints. The characters are rarely presented with their names and any sense of setting is pretty stripped down to focus on each character. But as a narrative, the whole experience is not enjoyable and it has nothing to do with the subject matter. None of the women seem to move forward with changing their circumstances. The supporting characters seem to keep arm's length from plot-driving interaction.
Ultimately, this book wasn't for me, but I can see where people might like it.