Women dominate the world in this terrifying dystopian tale set in the near future. The story begins with the two main characters, Dana and Arthur, meeting in university in 2015, just before the world is nearly destroyed by a horrible virus and war. Dana and her devoted female followers take advantage of the aftermath of these tragedies by envisioning a bright new future in which women are in power.
Dana and Arthur have been in love since university, but men in Dana's new world are either sent to battle to die, turned in as eunuchs, or treated as pets with no rights. The plot centres around Dana's ability to sustain her relationship with Arthur while not breaching her own standards, as well as Arthur's developing want to rebel.In a roundabout way, the novel explores several important social issues, and the author gives enough opportunity for you to decide whether the new society is better, worse, or a mix of the two. Parts of it were also quite troubling to me, notably the sections on torture. By the end of the book, I had the idea that the author had demonstrated that male-female relationships will occur regardless of laws, but rather because of the overriding instincts of desire and love.
Although I like the book in parts, I felt the ending to be unsatisfactory, and most of the subject to be upsetting. (I wonder whether her marriages to Elon Musk had anything to do with this?) The author does come out as a male hater. Dana's world is also fascinating to me.
Dana and Arthur have been in love since university, but men in Dana's new world are either sent to battle to die, turned in as eunuchs, or treated as pets with no rights. The plot centres around Dana's ability to sustain her relationship with Arthur while not breaching her own standards, as well as Arthur's developing want to rebel.In a roundabout way, the novel explores several important social issues, and the author gives enough opportunity for you to decide whether the new society is better, worse, or a mix of the two. Parts of it were also quite troubling to me, notably the sections on torture. By the end of the book, I had the idea that the author had demonstrated that male-female relationships will occur regardless of laws, but rather because of the overriding instincts of desire and love.
Although I like the book in parts, I felt the ending to be unsatisfactory, and most of the subject to be upsetting. (I wonder whether her marriages to Elon Musk had anything to do with this?) The author does come out as a male hater. Dana's world is also fascinating to me.