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This is a little book (barely 200 pages) that packs a big punch. Hall tackles destructive changes in the environment, the legitimacy of governments and their leaders, and gender stereotypes, all in a riveting story.
The entire book is told as a series of tapes, dictated by a female prisoner detained under the "Insurgency Prevention (Unrestricted Powers) Act." So the reader knows from the beginning that Sister (as she chooses to be called) didn't completely succeed in her mission. Yet I found the ...more
The entire book is told as a series of tapes, dictated by a female prisoner detained under the "Insurgency Prevention (Unrestricted Powers) Act." So the reader knows from the beginning that Sister (as she chooses to be called) didn't completely succeed in her mission. Yet I found the ...more
Feminism and dystopia combined. Not uninteresting but will not call it worthwhile.
I just finished Daughters of the North and was not impressed. The author, Sarah Hall, has a wonderful writing style, but the plot and characters did not hold my attention. The ending was abrupt and overall the book was not to my taste. Unfortunately, I do not recommend this dystopia.
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I read this as the Carhullan Army. It was fantastic. Very similar to Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale. Aaaand I reviewed it here: http://leatherboundpounds.wordpress.c...
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Mar 30, 2010
[ JT ]
marked it as recommended
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Misty
marked it as to-read
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Betty
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