I’m reviewing these two books together because despite their opposite takes on speculative futures, they use similar storytelling techniques to describe how women’s lives might be different in both the near, and far future. Naomi Alderman’s The Power imagines a future where women develop an ability to physically harm others with electric shocks. Due to the release and dispersion of an environmental hazard, women begin to develop a “skein” within their bodies which allows them to physically overpower people (men) with a jolt of energy. The strength of […]
That’s a “meh” from me
I wasn’t sure how to feel about this book! I’m just going to separate this by things I liked and things I didn’t. Things I liked: * The honesty by which this book addressed some of our worst internal thoughts. * Connected to this, the fact that the characters don’t have to be perfect just because they are main characters. * The complex perspectives included covering who would be affected if any kind of personhood amendment for fetuses was passed: this doesn’t just cover people […]