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Violence
Some
Violence from enforcement devices and political regime; some danger and confrontation
Language
Some
Moderate language; Jean's interior voice is sharp
Sexual Content
Some
Adult marital and extramarital relationships; some intimacy
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking; nothing significant
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Systematic silencing of women, complicity in systems you once ignored, how quickly rights can erode
What this book is about
In the near-future United States, a religious-political movement has risen to power and women are now limited to 100 spoken words per day — enforced by a wrist counter that delivers shocks if they exceed it. Jean McClellan is a former neuroscientist who lost her career, her voice, and her sense of self. When the president's brother suffers a brain injury that only Jean can treat, she's given a temporary reprieve — and a chance to fight back. A high-concept feminist dystopia that reads as pointed commentary on the rollback of women's rights.
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feminist dystopia themes
political authoritarianism
physical punishment for speech
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