![]() ![]() Vox fits perfectly into this atmosphere which also brought us another piece of feminist, speculative fiction in Naomi Alderman’s The Power. Atwood’s Gilead is referenced by someone almost on a daily basis when discussing international outrages or abuses of power. Dystopian fiction has become very popular of late – almost everyone is reading, re-reading or watching The Handmaid’s Tale. I was also worried that there might be a tiny bit of band-wagon jumping going on with the claim of it being a re-imagining of The Handmaid’s Tale. ![]() The cover has excerpts of reviews from Elle and Prima – ok you can call me a literary snob if you like – but that worried me a little. Touted as a feminist, dystopian novel for the #Metoo generation – it seemed a pretty good fit for a feminist book group. It will give us, I think, plenty to talk about. Vox was chosen by my very small book group as our November read, we don’t actually meet until next Wednesday to discuss it. ![]() “Think about waking up one morning and finding you don’t have a voice in anything.” ![]()
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