The Power by Naomi Alderman

The Power

by Naomi Alderman

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

What if the power to hurt were in women's hands?

Suddenly - tomorrow or the day after - teenage girls find that with a flick of their fingers, they can inflict agonizing pain and even death. With this single twist, the four lives at the heart of Naomi Alderman's extraordinary, visceral novel are utterly transformed.

Reviewed by jamiereadthis on

3 of 5 stars

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A truly powerful book would still be lodged in my mind six months later, and this one wasn’t. (I waited to see if it would be.) But still, quite the read in the moment. I just hate that we need books like this to point out the obvious.

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