The Power
In The Power, the world is a recognizable place: There's a rich Nigerian boy who lounges around the family pool; a foster kid whose religious parents hide their true nature; an ambitious American politician; a tough London girl from a tricky family. But then a vital new force takes root and flourishes, causing their lives to converge with devastating effect. Teenage girls now have immense physical power - they can cause agonizing pain and even death. And, with this small twist of nature, the world drastically resets. From award-winning author Naomi Alderman, The Power is speculative fiction at its most ambitious and provocative, at once taking us on a thrilling journey to an alternate reality and exposing our own world in bold and surprising ways.
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In a parallel world with pop culture and technology to match ours, the main difference is a surging electrical power that the women of the world have been developing from their internal organs. The reader follows this new female ability around the world as each character follows human nature as the females feel the power confidence and the males feel the power jealously. The shift of dynamic in each chapter and storyline makes the reader on edge. It felt very well written as we have witnessed humanity shift power, dominance, and control over judgement for everything from race, gender, and what others consider abnormal.
This book really just wasn’t my style. I have to admit it’s a wildly interesting and slightly terrifying concept.
What I liked about it: 1) the point Alderman is making with the story, which is that power itself might be the problem not the gender of those with power, 2) how unique the story was.
What I didn't love: 1) how violent the story was, 2) how it got kind of confusing towards the end regarding the potential apocalyptic plans.
What I didn't love: 1) how violent the story was, 2) how it got kind of confusing towards the end regarding the potential apocalyptic plans.
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