Chrissy’s Review: Vox by Christina Dalcher

Vox
written by Christina Dalcher
published by Berkley, 2018

find it here: (affiliate links) Barnes & Noble, Amazon, iBooks, Target, Walmart, Kobo, Book Depository, Goodreads

Did I enjoy this book? I really did, more than I thought I would. Vox kept me turning pages until I read the last one. I didn’t want to put it down. That’s right . . . I read it every free chance I had.

First, I have to say the cover really drew me in. It is one of those covers that made me open the links to see what the book was about. As for the story, I would give it 5 stars for being a compelling story that kept me reading and putting off other responsibilities. Vox kept calling to me, telling me to stop whatever I was doing and just sit down and read. However, I would give it 3 stars for execution. I wish it was either a 500-page book or a duology with the first book being about Jean and the state of the country after the counters went on the women’s wrists. I’d have it end at the request that comes in. Then the second book would be about the request and the aftermath. And here’s why: The end seemed rushed and a bit convenient. I liked it, but I wanted more. I won’t go into specifics in this review, but if you’ve read it, you will probably know what I mean. So much more could have been developed, but there wasn’t enough time or pages.

 

 

Would I recommend it? I would recommend it. I really think it would be a great book club selection.

 

 

About the book – from Goodreads: Set in an America where half the population has been silenced, VOX is the harrowing, unforgettable story of what one woman will do to protect herself and her daughter.

On the day the government decrees that women are no longer allowed more than 100 words daily, Dr. Jean McClellan is in denial—this can’t happen here. Not in America. Not to her.

This is just the beginning.

Soon women can no longer hold jobs. Girls are no longer taught to read or write. Females no longer have a voice. Before, the average person spoke sixteen thousand words a day, but now women only have one hundred to make themselves heard.

But this is not the end.

For herself, her daughter, and every woman silenced, Jean will reclaim her voice.

 

 

 

* This post contains affiliate links.

** This post first appeared on Every Free Chance Books (everyfreechance.com) on September 20, 2018.