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A review by pattyspages
Moths by Jane Hennigan
challenging
dark
tense
3.0
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A bleak and disturbing read (if not a bit overly sympathetic at times) that is an overall page turner.
I enjoyed that this book took a different approach to others in it's genre that are related to issues of gender where it's the women who are being cast out, downtrodden, farmed like animals, hunted etc etc.
However, there were moments that felt quite drawn out and some of the post-apocalyptic style living circumstances made no sense to me (there are plenty of jobs that are still male dominated, yes, but there are still women in those roles...and if books and the internet are still a thing then it was a bit odd that certain jobs just stopped being done - I say that with complete understanding also that there's a chance these jobs didn't continue - i. e drilling for oil - BECAUSE women were in charge of the new society and it's a nod to the fact that we tend to surmise that the planet would do better under the leadership of women)
Anyway, it's fun in parts, uncomfortable in parts, tense and high-stakes in parts and overall a success.
A bleak and disturbing read (if not a bit overly sympathetic at times) that is an overall page turner.
I enjoyed that this book took a different approach to others in it's genre that are related to issues of gender where it's the women who are being cast out, downtrodden, farmed like animals, hunted etc etc.
However, there were moments that felt quite drawn out and some of the post-apocalyptic style living circumstances made no sense to me (there are plenty of jobs that are still male dominated, yes, but there are still women in those roles...and if books and the internet are still a thing then it was a bit odd that certain jobs just stopped being done - I say that with complete understanding also that there's a chance these jobs didn't continue - i. e drilling for oil - BECAUSE women were in charge of the new society and it's a nod to the fact that we tend to surmise that the planet would do better under the leadership of women)
Anyway, it's fun in parts, uncomfortable in parts, tense and high-stakes in parts and overall a success.