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lailaede's review against another edition
2.0
it’s like a less thought-out version of the haindmaids tale - the premise was interesting (and a bit goofy), the 2nd third was pretty interesting, and then the ending was a dumpster fire. The whole story felt a bit unearned. Judging by the author’s Q&A at the end of the book, where she describes the main character as “an egalitarian” and not a feminist, I don’t think the author really grasps what feminism means, and that really shines through for me. Her lack of understanding of intersectionality really shines through in the perspective of the straight, white main character and i really think if the author wanted to write a thriller using her background in linguistics, taking a haphazard dive into female subjugation was not the move. I think this idea could have made great fan fiction, but the ending was so rushed and sloppy that it actually does read that way. hopefully it can at least be a good conversation starter, but i think this surface-level “maybe don’t abuse women” conversation is really only appropriate for men, who will not be reading this book i fear. Overall, i think she missed what made handmaids tale so scary. anyways, im not mad that i read it because im excited to rant about it at book club :)
boyd_vida_oscar's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
jillhondo's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the idea of this book. Ish. It's basically a rip-off of Handmaid's Tale, but close enough to our current reality that I got a little panicky reading it. The writing though, man. It was clunky and full of cliches and the resolution was too easy. I don't know. I'm going to talk about more in my book club, so I don't want to go too much into it here.
marziae's review against another edition
2.0
Le premesse c'erano, l'idea è interessante, ma, sebbene questo sia un libro che si legge molto velocemente, ha un sacco di difetti. Ed è un vero peccato.
I personaggi non sono particolarmente interessanti o ben delineati. Non ho provato empatia con nessuno (ma proprio nessuno!) di loro e non sono stata particolarmente preoccupata per la loro sorte.
Il finale è abbastanza prevedibile e non ci sono grandi colpi di scena.
I personaggi non sono particolarmente interessanti o ben delineati. Non ho provato empatia con nessuno (ma proprio nessuno!) di loro e non sono stata particolarmente preoccupata per la loro sorte.
Il finale è abbastanza prevedibile e non ci sono grandi colpi di scena.
basicallyburiedbybooks's review against another edition
2.0
I want to preface this by saying there's good writing here. But I just cannot with the crunched time frame here. It just... It's so nonsensical. And it got so crunched at the end it was just confusing and choppy.
droden6's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“It’s frightening what she’s grown to accept as normal.” p.3
Dystopian-Thriller is not a genre that I can read a lot of. I was on edge and could not put the book down, every chapter was a cliff hanger, and the chapters were short!
At first I thought I would hate this, because it really paints “far right evangelical men” as evil and definitely has a heavy dose of feminism.
But reading it from a Christian worldview, I found it to be a humble reminder that without Christ in one’s life, any human, male or female, will be as evil as their flesh wants to be. In 2020, you saw a rise of science and government tyranny, just like in past and present history, you see religious tyranny. It all has a same root cause: sin and the lack of one’s soul submitted under the Holiness of God.
Also, my local library has a book club coming up, and I will mainly be a fly on the wall but I’m very interested in hearing different perspectives.
If you like clean reads, do not read this. TW for strong language, short sexual scenes, suicide and mistreatment of women.
Dystopian-Thriller is not a genre that I can read a lot of. I was on edge and could not put the book down, every chapter was a cliff hanger, and the chapters were short!
At first I thought I would hate this, because it really paints “far right evangelical men” as evil and definitely has a heavy dose of feminism.
But reading it from a Christian worldview, I found it to be a humble reminder that without Christ in one’s life, any human, male or female, will be as evil as their flesh wants to be. In 2020, you saw a rise of science and government tyranny, just like in past and present history, you see religious tyranny. It all has a same root cause: sin and the lack of one’s soul submitted under the Holiness of God.
Also, my local library has a book club coming up, and I will mainly be a fly on the wall but I’m very interested in hearing different perspectives.
If you like clean reads, do not read this. TW for strong language, short sexual scenes, suicide and mistreatment of women.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Suicide attempt
kfrerichs2's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
corvus_libri's review against another edition
5.0
Scary accurate and poignant. Will say the timing and pacing of the book leave a little to be desired, but so well written for how sick to your stomach it makes you.
annainslee's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Started off strong but all of the interesting bits were rushed and the ending especially felt extremely rushed and unrealistic. I just feel like it didn’t live up to its potential. That being said, I’m glad I read it.