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Very mixed feelings about this one. Interesting premise and to be quite honest such a simple one that it is surprising that this has not really been done before. A simple reversal of power between men and women.
I appreciate the different intricacies of this novel. The reveral of power between genders being the obvious one but also what power can do to those who have it versus those who have not. While I find the religious sidestory annoying and the prophetic undertone unnecessary, it makes for ...more
I appreciate the different intricacies of this novel. The reveral of power between genders being the obvious one but also what power can do to those who have it versus those who have not. While I find the religious sidestory annoying and the prophetic undertone unnecessary, it makes for ...more
When people summarised this book to me they usually did it with a question: what would happen if women could physically overpower men?
The question was interesting enough to compel me
to swing by the bookshop. It was not until I began reading that I saw how insufficient that explanation is.
I came into the book expecting a story on a small scale, and stumbled into a story written on a global canvas.
Alderman’s book is about power. Physical power giving rise to political and military power. The phy ...more
The question was interesting enough to compel me
to swing by the bookshop. It was not until I began reading that I saw how insufficient that explanation is.
I came into the book expecting a story on a small scale, and stumbled into a story written on a global canvas.
Alderman’s book is about power. Physical power giving rise to political and military power. The phy ...more
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