Review of "The Power" by Naomi Alderman

The Power by Naomi Alderman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is a fascinating social commentary on gender roles and role reversal. Adlerman begins and ends the book with correspondence between Naomi and her friend Neil. Naomi has read Neil's manuscript on the history of life before the cataclysm and she's providing feedback. The meat of the book is split up into chapters by the different main characters; Margot, Allie, Roxy, & Tunde. Alderman introduces us to this dystopian world where woman are finding a power within themselves. A power to create electricity from their body and use it (essentially) as a weapon. Quickly, the world becomes a completely different place as women can fight back against sexual and physical aggressors. Ultimately, the world becomes an unrecognizable place. A wonderfully plot-driven work with intertwining character stories. Fans of The Handmaid's Tale will enjoy the way Alderman's book makes you question all your thoughts on the "war between the sexes". Highly Recommended.

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Review of "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was better than I expected and I expected wonderful things. Read this for a book group I host, I anticipate the conversation to be amazing. I had, prior to reading the book, tried watching the TV show and I only got 4 episodes in before it got too hard to watch. However, the book filled in all the gaps that I was looking for and now I'm so into this world and I'm invested in finding out what happens to this character. So happy I read the book and I'm back to the TV show to continue the story.

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Review of "Underground Airlines" by Ben H. Winters

Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. While the jury is still out on my feelings of the author being white, I felt like this alternate reality/sci fi book was a much needed social commentary on racism and race relations in the US today. Highly recommended.

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