Vox by Christina DalcherMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
"These words that I'm about to unleash, they'll never be absorbed. Each syllable, each morpheme, each individual sound, will bounce and ricochet forever... We'll carry them with us like that cartoon character who's always surrounded by his own dirt cloud."
Comparisons with Atwood's THE HANDMAID'S TALE are inevitable, but VOX has a unique spin on the dystopian patriarchy-on-steroids story.
If power comes from having a voice, what happens if women are legally only allowed to speak 100 words a day?
What makes VOX disturbing is that it describes a scenario that is all too plausible, given the rise of bigoted demagogues and the far right who believe quite literally in 1 Corinthians 11:3.
Rated three out of five stars for a few plot holes and a not-so-satisfactory ending. But still worth reading, if only to realize the danger.
"Think about what you need to do to stay free."
Many, many thanks to the Overseas Publishers' Representatives Association of the Philippines (OPRAP) for this awesome freebie, for attending their event during the 2019 Manila International Book Fair!
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