Christina Dalcher
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Christina Dalcher is a Linguist, Teacher, and writer, based in Northfolk, Virginia. She earned her doctorate in theoretical linguistics from Georgetown University. Her short stories and flash fiction have been published in numerous journals. Her debut novel is entitled Vox and was published in visa mer August 2018. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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- Födelsedag
- 20th century
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Bostadsorter
- Northfolk, Virginia, USA
London, England, UK
United Arab Emirates - Utbildning
- Georgetown University (PhD ) (theoretical linguistics) (2006)
George Mason University (MA) (linguistics) (2000)
University of Virginia (BA) (drama) (1989) - Yrken
- assistant professor of linguistics
Teacher of English as a Second Language - Organisationer
- Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research
University of Westminster
Queen Mary College, London University
The City Literary Institute, London
George Mason University
Northern Virginia Community College - Agent
- Laura Bradford
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- Verk
- 8
- Medlemmar
- 1,857
- Popularitet
- #13,859
- Betyg
- 3.5
- Recensioner
- 135
- ISBN
- 81
- Språk
- 10
- Favoritmärkt
- 1
I read this book in a day. The world she describes is terrifying. I had a visceral reaction to it. The main character is interesting, so I got on board with the whole thing. I wanted to see what happens with her.
However, there is one major problem that perpetuates this novel: it is not believable. Sorry, even for a dystopia, you can't just shut down your logic muscles and go along with whatever the writer comes up with. The background story of how this world came to be is very weak. I cannot imagine this happening under any conditions in a world which is deliberately very much like our own.
There are inevitable similarities with Atwood's Handmaid's Tale, the TV show even more than the novel. This is not a bad thing. This novel is fresh enough in its own way and it is a good, quick read. At least if you're not digging into it too deep.
But, I wonder, why did Christina Dalcher picked such an important, difficult topic and decided to give it such a superficial treatment? This is not a breezy summer read. I just can't judge it as such.
Although for me this was more a 2 than a 3, I enjoyed parts of this book. It makes for a good book club discussion, despite being so flawed.
SPOILER
And the hero of the story of female subjugation is - a man! A man that the main character is cheating on. He even gives her his blessing to go live with her lover.
Also, I wanted to see what exactly happened when Patrick came to that meeting, the reaction of the public, the aftermath... We are given crumbs about the changes that happen after, but it is all very weak and unsatisfying.