Jun 26, 2022BWilsoned rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This could be set in 2024 United States. The five women in the book are dealing with the new laws but also age-old perceptions and assumptions about women, motherhood, family, and ambition. The more things seem to change the more they…
Apr 03, 2022JCLAliceRP rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a dystopia set in the very near future, focusing on women’s experiences around reproduction. Infertility, unplanned pregnancy, and motherhood are given equal weight here, which is unusual. Issues surrounding adoption are also…
Jun 30, 2020JCLJENNYT rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Red Clocks is definitely a politically charged piece and it left me with a lot of thoughts. Like many books right now it is trying to be the next Handmaid's Tale. While I think the plot was interesting enough I don't really think that it…
Aug 16, 2019jess_g1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An enjoyable book but probably won't re-read.
Engaging characters and storyline although somewhat predictable. The ending felt a bit rushed. The author is a skilled writer and I really enjoyed reading this one.
Jul 21, 2019lyddiecent rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The author knows how to write - that's for sure! However, the gory bits about slicing a lamb and such, I could definitely do without. Not a lot of likeability with some of the characters...so I probably won't revisit this book.
Feb 19, 2019snarski rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A good, entertaining read. I expected something much more ominous to happen given the book's political environment. This was more like reality for what it's like to be a woman living on the Oregon Coast. Not really like the Handmaid's Tale…
Jan 22, 2019laphampeak rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Zumas examines the unique circumstances of 4 women as it relates to reproductive rights with restrictive laws in the near future. The intertwining lives gives strength to women's voice and bodies (descriptive bodies, I might say). Who…
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Dec 29, 2018JCLS_Ashland_Kristin rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
It’s hard to categorize this odd novel set in a near future in which abortion has been outlawed. Deals with the identities of women who chose to have kids, chose not to have kids, and can’t have kids in a very interesting way. It was…
Nov 29, 2018chazzerguy rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
An interesting story with lots of terrific, thoughtful points to be made. But ultimately this novel is derailed by needless wordsmithing in pursuit of some sort of grandiose air. Pompous writing styles designed showcase skill with the…
Nov 28, 2018NedSu rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I, as an older male, was astonished by the frank talk of vaginas, as well as the many alternate names of them. Do women really think like that? Having said that, I did enjoy the novel, especially as pertains the timely political world of…
Oct 29, 2018gvoolich rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Great book. I had a little trouble getting into it at first, but once I understood the characters and their parallel lives with intertwined pieces, I couldn't put it down. I thought the author did a beautiful job of developing the…
Jul 16, 2018KatTheGreat rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Pregnancy and motherhood examined from four different perspectives, from four very different women in different stages of life experience. Red Clock is set against a (now too close for comfort) backdrop wherein abortion is illegal; as is…
Jun 28, 2018mimipater rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Highly readable story of four women in a small Oregon town. Each grappling with their current or potential role as mothers. Set in the near future when reproductive freedom is over. Well written and recommended.
Jun 09, 2018lukasevansherman rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
More and more, it's looking like Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale," originally published in 1985, is the most important sci-fi novel of the past 3 decades. While maybe not the first, it certainly the most influential and provocative…
May 09, 2018peachmcd rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Highly recommend this! Anyone who likes Octavia Butler and Margaret Atwood will be happy to add this new author to their list of 'read them all'. I particularly appreciated the well-drawn characters, each with a very different (and…
Mar 15, 2018njon38 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Has been called the modern day Handmaid's Tale set in the near future where abortion in once again illegal and the Personhood Amendment grants rights of life, liberty and property to every embryo. Protagonists are five women, Ro the high…
Mar 06, 2018DPLjennyp rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A dystopian novel set in a world we still recognize...sort of how our world could become the world of The Handmaid's Tale. And a super entertaining read set on the Oregon coast.
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