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The Power by Naomi Alderman


The Power by Naomi Alderman

Our Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Library Formats:

Book, eBook, eAudiobook

Age Group:

Adults

Genre:

Sci-Fi


In a really close future, due to chemical released during Second World War, girls get a power, like an electric current than run in their fingers. We follow different characters having the power and what it means to not be afraid anymore. I thought the idea was exciting, if we reverse history and social position, what would happen if it were women who got the Power?

The book starts well and develops some different ideas and directions: power in politics and in religion, though I felt that the author was slightly over flown by the possibilities. I was shocked by the violence described and the choice to mute the voices of women who won’t have chosen those paths, was a drawback, but I can understand why this is a bestseller.

The message is clear: Women with Power are no different from Men with Power.