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A Brilliant Novel!
" Why did they do it? "
"Because they could."
"That is the only answer there ever is."
Alderman’s dystopian novel explores societal changes that occur when young women all over the world suddenly begin to demonstrate their capability to give off electrical shocks.
"The Power" will be read along with "The Handmaids Tale" for the next millennia. It's a classic.
There is much to think on in these pages. This is not an easy look at power and how or who it corrupts.
Required reading for ...more
" Why did they do it? "
"Because they could."
"That is the only answer there ever is."
Alderman’s dystopian novel explores societal changes that occur when young women all over the world suddenly begin to demonstrate their capability to give off electrical shocks.
"The Power" will be read along with "The Handmaids Tale" for the next millennia. It's a classic.
There is much to think on in these pages. This is not an easy look at power and how or who it corrupts.
Required reading for ...more
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