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The Future

Naomi Alderman

Start date: May 15, 2025

Finish date: June 1, 2025

Discussion: AW BOOK CLUB (spoilers)

Discussion leader: Gertie

Why we're reading this: June book club selection, read now, discussion opens June 1st.
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Nov 14, 2023 Melanie rated it liked it

Shelves: arc

Been mulling this review over. Not sure why I am having trouble writing it. I liked this book. I think I am still digesting it and putting it all together in my head. Like Alderman’s previous novel (The Power), this one deals with a world on a verge of crisis. I feel like saying too much about the plot may spoil the story. I do wish the storytelling was done in a more linear fashion - there were a lot flashbacks and viewpoints of minor characters that created some confusion. I look forward to th ...more

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Apr 04, 2023 Jess rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-2023, 2023-faves

I was utterly gripped by The Future, and at times very moved. This is CliFi at its most twisty and action packed. This book is plausible and prescient - albeit perhaps less feasible in its solutions than say Ministry for the Future (but I adored the twist regardless). This is a highly engaging and thought-provoking read.

Thanks to Simon & Schuster and Edelweiss for the ARC.

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Feb 12, 2025 Dani rated it it was ok

Shelves: dystopian-sci-fi, fic, multi-pov, rich-people, robots-cyborgs-n-androids, cringey_sex_scenes

Intriguing story line and a few cool tech things.
But.
The book gets soooo preachy, full of itself, and repetitive, really making a point of beating you over the head with a few ideas. And they're good ideas, but, maybe stop saying them over and over again in this tone like you're super deep and we've never heard it before?

"The human mind can't deal with uncertainty and so ppl sabotage themselves to avoid it!!!11!!1"
All right, cool, got it. Six times is quite a bit more than enough, actually.

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