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I initially wanted to read this book because the synopsis brought to mind The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood, and the twist on this type of dystopian theme intrigued me as I had thoroughly enjoyed the aforementioned book. Unfortunately, this one lost its way somewhere in the pages, and I’m still trying to figure out where this happened.

The characters in this book are, for the main part, all women and given the theme of the book I fully expected them to be strong and capable with none of the insecurities felt by their gender prior to the events that heralded this story. I found them to be full of paranoia and the usual backstabbing insecurities that are rife in many of my gender today, and this was a total let down. I enjoyed the main protagonist immensely, up to a point, but then even she let me down. I felt so much more could have been done to develop the characters encountered whilst reading this book but, as they are I am sure that if this is chosen for a read of the month by a book club they will be the starting off point for many interesting discussions.

For me, the redeeming part of the book was how the characters managed to adapt to a world without any of the conveniences we know in our lives, it was almost as if the book were written from an historical point of view with people from the future populating it. I enjoyed reading about the various ways they adapted things to make what they needed to survive, and also how their lives were very much dictated by the length of the days and the seasons.

Everything this book covers could have led to an outstanding novel if padded out more, and imagination where allowed to raise its head occasionally; however, instead of this happening the book comes across as being very black and white and reads rather more like a dissertation on gender dynamics than the book I was expecting. Despite my misgivings about this book, the Author is certainly a skilled writer and I felt that I would have enjoyed this more if she had not tried to pack so much into such a small number of pages, 298 to be exact.

Although I would recommend this book to book clubs that are looking for a read that will spark a lively discussion, I doubt very much if I will be reading anything else by this author.

Originally reviewed on: http://catesbooknuthut.com/2014/05/14/review-womens-work-kari-aguila/



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Melline | 7 andre anmeldelser | Aug 13, 2022 |
I initially wanted to read this book because the synopsis brought to mind The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood, and the twist on this type of dystopian theme intrigued me as I had thoroughly enjoyed the aforementioned book. Unfortunately, this one lost its way somewhere in the pages, and I’m still trying to figure out where this happened.

The characters in this book are, for the main part, all women and given the theme of the book I fully expected them to be strong and capable with none of the insecurities felt by their gender prior to the events that heralded this story. I found them to be full of paranoia and the usual backstabbing insecurities that are rife in many of my gender today, and this was a total let down. I enjoyed the main protagonist immensely, up to a point, but then even she let me down. I felt so much more could have been done to develop the characters encountered whilst reading this book but, as they are I am sure that if this is chosen for a read of the month by a book club they will be the starting off point for many interesting discussions.

For me, the redeeming part of the book was how the characters managed to adapt to a world without any of the conveniences we know in our lives, it was almost as if the book were written from an historical point of view with people from the future populating it. I enjoyed reading about the various ways they adapted things to make what they needed to survive, and also how their lives were very much dictated by the length of the days and the seasons.

Everything this book covers could have led to an outstanding novel if padded out more, and imagination where allowed to raise its head occasionally; however, instead of this happening the book comes across as being very black and white and reads rather more like a dissertation on gender dynamics than the book I was expecting. Despite my misgivings about this book, the Author is certainly a skilled writer and I felt that I would have enjoyed this more if she had not tried to pack so much into such a small number of pages, 298 to be exact.

Although I would recommend this book to book clubs that are looking for a read that will spark a lively discussion, I doubt very much if I will be reading anything else by this author.

Originally reviewed on: http://catesbooknuthut.com/2014/05/14/review-womens-work-kari-aguila/



This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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TheAcorn | 7 andre anmeldelser | Nov 8, 2019 |
*This book was given to me by the author*

This book reminded me of [b:The Handmaid's Tale|38447|The Handmaid's Tale|Margaret Atwood|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1294702760s/38447.jpg|1119185], if things had taken a very different turn, if the women had found a way to fight back, and ultimately take over. Now the women are in charge and the role of men has drastically changed in this new society. Women's Work is really interesting and thought provoking. It has moments of fear, of excitement, and even a little romance. As it went on, I really didn't know what would happen next and how everyone's lives would turn out, which made it a really compelling read.… (mere)
 
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Katie80 | 7 andre anmeldelser | Oct 8, 2018 |
Received through Goodreads Book Giveaway Program

This type of book is right up my alley. A world where women rule. Hummm....that gets my interest.
I really liked this book but felt it was lacking in a few areas. At times it felt a little rushed and I would have questions in my mind that just went unanswered. I also wasn't a big fan of the ending. All in all a very thought provoking book.
 
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justablondemoment | 7 andre anmeldelser | Jun 9, 2017 |

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