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A review by erimybearimy
Vox by Christina Dalcher
4.0
3.75 stars
Another of the intellectual offspring of The Handmaid's Tale, another horrific vision of a future where women are legally considered subhuman, "walking uteruses," as this book called it.
There are some iffy things with the premise (the technology required to pull off this ban on women's voices would be prohibitively expensive), and I wish the author had delved more into the psychology of the loss of the voice. And you could argue that the MC's perfect situation with 1. a husband with Oval Office access, 2. an old college roommate who was at the heart of the feminist movement, and 3. a career history that puts her at the heart of the latest geopolitical and scientific drama.... well, it's all a bit convenient.
But ultimately, what saved this book for me was two things: the concept, and the son. Giving the MC a son who is bought into the religio-political rhetoric/movement that silences his mother is VERY GOOD.
So, 3.75 stars. Nice.
Another of the intellectual offspring of The Handmaid's Tale, another horrific vision of a future where women are legally considered subhuman, "walking uteruses," as this book called it.
There are some iffy things with the premise (the technology required to pull off this ban on women's voices would be prohibitively expensive), and I wish the author had delved more into the psychology of the loss of the voice. And you could argue that the MC's perfect situation with 1. a husband with Oval Office access, 2. an old college roommate who was at the heart of the feminist movement, and 3. a career history that puts her at the heart of the latest geopolitical and scientific drama.... well, it's all a bit convenient.
But ultimately, what saved this book for me was two things: the concept, and the son. Giving the MC a son who is bought into the religio-political rhetoric/movement that silences his mother is VERY GOOD.
So, 3.75 stars. Nice.