Red Clocks by Leni Zumas.
What a really good read this could have been. It is catagorised as a dystopian novel but it feels very current in todays political climate. Are we already living in a dystopian society?
Anti-abortion legislation is in effect. Invitro-fertilisation is banned. Adoption by two parent families only. Women are having their civil liberties taken away from them faster than can be thought
Red Clocks is the story of four women coming to terms with their lives in this new society, told in short chapters, their stories unfold. The fifth is the story of an historical woman doing what is considered mans work a couple of centuries earlier and never being recognised for the life saving work she did.
The story itself is captivating, the way it is told is something else that I just could not come to terms with, maybe it’s because I am a male. Short, blunt sentances, it provides no emtion when perhaps emotion should have been very important. All the women seem to be emotionless, just telling their stories in a matter of fact way, not enticing the reader to get to know them as characters.
All in all, a good story that I found hard to discover yet I am happy that I did persist.
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