I finally got around to reading it this month. So when I discovered that the University I work at was giving away copies as part of their Fresher’s Welcome initiative, I immediately scrambled to get one. I was even more excited when it won the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction, as I had really enjoyed the previous year’s winner ( The Glorious Heresies, by Lisa McInerney). I was excited to read this book when I heard about the premise – women developing the power to control electricity, changing the balance of power within society as we knew it. There will be some spoilers in this review. The Day of the Girls has arrived – but where will it end? Suddenly, every man on the planet finds they’ve lost control. With a flick of the fingers they can inflict terrible pain – even death. Genre: Science fiction, feminism, literary fictionĪll over the world women are discovering they have the power. Author: Naomi Alderman ( twitter / website)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |