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This book is phenomenal— thought provoking, beautifully written, and haunting. In many ways it’s the 21st century inheritor of HANDMAID’S TALE but all the more shocking for how like our world it looks. A terrifying and inspiring read for this political moment. I appreciated, too, that all the women in the book are allowed to be complex and ambivalent characters, neither likable nor unlikeable. Just human.
As someone who doesn’t have and doesn’t want children, is recently divorced, and also stari ...more
As someone who doesn’t have and doesn’t want children, is recently divorced, and also stari ...more
I really enjoyed Red Clocks. I was skeptical at first based on the description. I expected a kind of rip-off of "The Handmaid's Tale" with more value-signaling and allegory than plot and character development. After seeing great reviews, I started reading it. I was immediately drawn in by the writing style and the way the book is organized. The story is told by four different female narrators with the biography of an historical Arctic explorer (also a woman) interspersed between their chapters.
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Having heard the premise, I hesitated to read. Too much scary reality right now to need it in fiction. However, the characters she creates kept the story grounded and the ending keeps you hopeful. Lot of comparisons made to The Handmaid's Tale. Though I love Atwood, I really enjoyed this more because it wasn't so defeatist.
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Nov 12, 2018
Laura Spaulding
marked it as to-read
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Jan 15, 2019
Rachel
marked it as to-read
