A disturbing dystopian novel set in the near future, where women rule the world.
The story starts with the two main characters Dana and Arthur meeting at university in 2015, before a deadly virus and war nearly ends the world. Dana and her loyal female following take advantage of the aftermath of these catastrophes by creating what they see as a bright new future, with women in charge.
Dana and Arthur have had feelings for each other since university but in her new world men are either sent off to war to die, turned in eunuchs or treated as a pet with no rights. The story partly revolves around how Dana can maintain her relationship with Arthur without breaking her own rules and Arthur growing need to rebel.
Indirectly, the novel raises some interesting social questions and the author leaves enough room for you to decide whether the new world is better or worse, or a bit of both. I also found it particularly disturbing in parts, especially the bits on torture. By the end of the book, my impression was that the author showed that relationships between males and females will happen regardless of rules but because of the over-riding instincts of desire and love.
Although I did enjoy the book in part, I found the end lacking and a lot of the content disturbing. The author does come across as a man hater, (I wonder if her marriages to Elon Musk had any bearing on this?!) and Dana’s world, to me, sounds like hell.
The story starts with the two main characters Dana and Arthur meeting at university in 2015, before a deadly virus and war nearly ends the world. Dana and her loyal female following take advantage of the aftermath of these catastrophes by creating what they see as a bright new future, with women in charge.
Dana and Arthur have had feelings for each other since university but in her new world men are either sent off to war to die, turned in eunuchs or treated as a pet with no rights. The story partly revolves around how Dana can maintain her relationship with Arthur without breaking her own rules and Arthur growing need to rebel.
Indirectly, the novel raises some interesting social questions and the author leaves enough room for you to decide whether the new world is better or worse, or a bit of both. I also found it particularly disturbing in parts, especially the bits on torture. By the end of the book, my impression was that the author showed that relationships between males and females will happen regardless of rules but because of the over-riding instincts of desire and love.
Although I did enjoy the book in part, I found the end lacking and a lot of the content disturbing. The author does come across as a man hater, (I wonder if her marriages to Elon Musk had any bearing on this?!) and Dana’s world, to me, sounds like hell.