VOX by Christina Dalcher

VOX

by Christina Dalcher

‘This book will blow your mind’ PRIMA

‘Disturbing’ LEE CHILD

‘A petrifying reimagining of The Handmaid’s Tale’ ELLE

‘Left me speechless’ DAILY MAIL

‘Terrifying’ RED

‘A novel ripe for the #MeToo era’ VANITY FAIR

‘Extraordinary’ LOUISE O’NEILL

‘The book of the moment!’ MARIE CLAIRE‘

A dazzling debut’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

‘Truly compulsive’ STYLIST

‘Thrilling. I was left speechless’ WOMAN & HOME

‘Set to dominate dinner party chats’ COSMOPOLITAN

‘Terrifying in its relevance’ GRAZIA

‘The Handmaid’s Tale 2.0’ EVENING STANDARD

Silence can be deafening.

Jean McClellan spends her time in almost complete silence, limited to just one hundred words a day. Any more, and a thousand volts of electricity will course through her veins.

Now the new government is in power, everything has changed. But only if you’re a woman.

Almost overnight, bank accounts are frozen, passports are taken away and seventy million women lose their jobs. Even more terrifyingly, young girls are no longer taught to read or write.

For herself, her daughter, and for every woman silenced, Jean will reclaim her voice. This is only the beginning…

[100 WORD LIMIT REACHED]

Reviewed by Renee on

2 of 5 stars

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Unfortunately, there were some dual standards about sexism in this book.
I thought it started out extremely strong, but around half way, it introduced way too many unnecessary subplots. And the ending was... weird. I don’t agree with the opinion of some people that it is ridiculous that a man had to save the day at all. That’s fine, but the whole part before that felt... absurd.

Also, while I do think love can change people, I will never believe it in this book.

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