A review by the_book_tale
Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

This book was a lot of things, some expected, some not, some good, some not. As a character study, this book is extremely well written. I felt emotionally attached to all of the characters and felt their problems on a personal level. As a novel with a plot, it fell short. There was a meager overarching plot that intertwined the characters, and it didn't even really start until over halfway through the book. The plot also wrapped up too easily. I would have rated this lower for the issues with the plot if I didn't think the characters weren't so well written. I will give a warning: if you dislike slow books, this is not the book for you! Red Clocks is extremely slow. I enjoy reading slow books so it didn't bother me, but most people do not. If you are one of those people, don't start it and then rate it badly because you DNFed it 25% in. If you are are looking for a feminist book, this is probably for you, so check it out.