Reviews

The Power by Naomi Alderman

napping_muse's review against another edition

4.0

Omg this would be a wayyy better book without the feminism 101 frame narrative - funny to read about the end of the world nowadays

all_the_glitter's review against another edition

2.0

The idea and premise of this book was very interesting, but the execution was lacking. All the different points of view, the 5000 years in the future without any changes, the sometimes very confusing storyline, the very simple black and white, just basically 180° inverted behaviours... I just did not warm up to any of it.

tahiru's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

vajas_kenyer's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.25

garverse's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

book was decent! I was interested throughout, although some of the perspectives/moment felt entirely too cliche it felt like really poor fiction

also the tone felt off a lot, but I liked when it languished in certain descriptions of moments

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

jenuu's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sabinaleybold's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

boothdwellerbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

lauraborkpower's review against another edition

5.0

This is my first five-star read of the year because it's conceptually brilliant and really well executed. And I will say this: if you like books, read this book; if you like Margaret Atwood, read this book; if you like exciting stories that play with narrative and are successful at playing with narrative, read this book.

Beware that this could make you sort of sympathize with men. But then you will laugh at yourself being all sympathetic toward men, because the world that Alderman creates (or, the world that her poor, disenfranchised male author creates...) is so very much a fantasy.

tori9410's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0