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Post by Queen on Oct 29, 2018 16:55:23 GMT -5
The Power by Naomi Alderman It's good. Very disturbing. It's speculative fiction and can be read as a dystopian future... one where women have physical power over men which evolves into political power. I read it more as a commentary on where we are today. There are some tough scenes of violence including sexual violence, but the comments from within the story, the fears and rationalisations of the victims are all words I have heard women say. It's thought provoking and scary. Here's a good review of it (good as in fair, not as in positive) www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/02/the-power-naomi-alderman-review
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Post by sprite on Oct 31, 2018 6:44:58 GMT -5
After You with the Pistol: Kyriol B
Second in the Charlie Mortdecai series. I really enjoyed the first, which has been moviefied. Mortdecai is a self-aware toff, an art dealer from an aristocratic family with a variety of underworld contacts; some connected to the art world and some connected to former military service. it's sort of PG Wodehouse does international crime. It's amusing while never being laugh-out-loud.
I enjoyed it, but the book hasn't aged well with a light dusting of cheeful racial/sexual stereotypes, and one horrific passage where he compares a life-threatening moment to rape, suggesting that if one can't get out of the situation, one may as well enjoy it. On the other hand, he spends quite a bit of time being bested by women without whining.
Not as good as the first, which I would recommend as a light read. I won't bother looking for any more in the series.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Oct 31, 2018 8:24:09 GMT -5
81. Murder in Paradise, Greg Wilson. This is not a good book. It gives the impression of Survivor crossed with Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None”. But the writing style is pedestrian and there is little description or colour. The writer is always referring to his characters as “the woman”, “the Australian”, even bizarrely, “ the Mancunian”.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Nov 1, 2018 5:40:32 GMT -5
82. Audiobook finished on Tuesday’s road trip. And Then You Dye, by Monica Ferris. Another absorbing mystery from Monica Ferris. Interesting plot around natural dyes for fibres, and some good character development, as well as interesting first time characters. Ferris depicts people, settings and occupations with a competent and empathic touch.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Nov 1, 2018 5:42:09 GMT -5
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