Jean McClellan is summoned to work on a mission for being one of the only professionals in the field trained in this regard, she finds herself in the opportunity to fight for her voice and that of all those who have been silenced. They can now only speak up to 100 words throughout the day, cannot work outside the home, receive limited studies, and are geared exclusively to the home regiment, just as they must obey men and dedicate themselves to their own families. This is the debut novel by Christina Dalcher, a linguist who has also published several short stories.Īfter the election of an ultra-conservative far-right government in the USA, women – and all those who shy away from the “Pure” ideal – lost their rights.
Vox has caught my attention since I heard of its release: a dystopia situated in the near future in the USA that besides talking about the oppression of women still occurs in a single volume would certainly leave me intrigued. Before, each person spoke an average of 16,000 words a day, but now women only have 100 words to make themselves heard.įighting for herself, her daughter, and all the silenced women, Jean will claim her voice.” This is just the beginning …īefore long, women are also prevented from working and teachers no longer teach girls to read and write. She doesn’t really believe this is happening.
“The government decrees that women can only speak 100 words a day. Since this is week one, I wanted to start with one of the most recent books I read that have a deeper meaning while being entertaining to read.
With these weekly posts, I hope to recommend and discuss a variety of books that I have read in the past and that I think are worth reading! Hello everyone! Like last semester, I am more than excited to exercise through blogging one of my passions: reading.
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