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Reading over my lunch break. Can't really decide how I feel about this one yet. I am hesitant to DNF though because I am one of those people who NEEDS to read the book before watching the tv show/movie. 🤔

#WomensHistoryMonth
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Alderman's range is so impressive This is a big departure from her earlier works. I was fascinated by the premise of the book - what if women started getting the ability to control electricity when they hit puberty? How would that effect the social & political dynamics around the world & most importantly does power corrupt? The book could have been better around trans rep. Overall a great read

So interesting

I am very much here for this: https://lithub.com/the-new-adaptation-of-naomi-aldermans-the-power-starring-toni...

Whoa! I didn‘t know this book was being adapted for television. The series begins on Prime March 31st. I‘ve got to finish the book! I started reading it years ago. Like many books, I put it on my TBF shelf, got distracted, and haven‘t picked it back up. Guess I know what I‘ll be reading tonight.

After this book, I‘m going to look up content warnings before I acquire the items. If you‘re planning on reading this, please know there are several instances of SA. Blech. This book started out fascinating; what if women one day learned that they could shoot electricity out of their hands? It‘s a cool premise and the characters are really interesting! But then, it devolves into a gross mess. Blech again. #pop23 #booksintotvshowsormovies

This year, to pry me out of my comfort read hole (I think I only read comfort reads for the last couple of years because… life) I‘m try Pop Sugar UK‘s 2023 Reading Challenge. I‘m going to alter it slightly (I am not reading all the romance suggested.) For the “book that is coming out as a tv show or movie” I‘ve selected The Power. So far, so fun! I haven‘t read dystopian in AGES!

I loved everything about this book. I love all the ways it talks about our fucked up gender roles in ways that are both subtle and very not subtle. I also loved how it treated the nature of Power and what it does to people.

Sometimes the best way to highlight something in society is to reframe it in a way that radically shifts the perspective. In this book, women gain electrical abilities, able to taze with a touch and a thought. Abused women stop putting up with it. Women who have to smile and nod and step to the side, no longer have to. The risks women consider going to a car in the dark? Now it's men with the risk. Well written and thought provoking.

This was a captivating read of speculative fiction. The premise is - if women all of sudden had incredible power, how would this change the world? It is a thriller with touches of sci-fi. I don‘t want to share much more to not spoil anything. I highly recommend this! 5⭐️
#AwesomeAugust book 4!

You may already know this, but my husband and I got married in a small secondhand bookstore four years ago. Our tradition (hindered only by 2020) is to go book shopping there every year on our anniversary. This stack mostly represents my used book haul from our special place, although we did make the impulsive decision to go to Barnes and Noble, as well, where we treated ourselves to one brand new book each and I chose String Follow for myself.

⭐⭐⭐1/2
It's more than So-so but not a Pick..
I loved the premises of the story and how it started, but at the end it was a bit too chaotic for me and some things felt rushed.
And, apparently, a tv series is on its way on Prime Video 🤓

***** Really interesting read that asks the question, what would happen if women suddenly had power over men? Sometimes it bounced around a bit too much for me, but overall the book was a page turner

This was an interesting read. It definitely helped knock out a few prompts:
#pantone2022 #CoralRose #Booked2022 about a non-patriarchal society #2022book2 #christyread

ok so it was good but also kinda just mehhhhh. definitely a social commentary but maybe trying too hard??? i really liked the last line tho

Wow this book was fantastic and I can see why Margaret Atwood stated “Electrifying” @michellelav I can‘t wait for you to read. Maree wants to read it after so we will have to keep for her. Can‘t wait to discuss l stayed home p past my bedtime to finish.

Well I am enjoying this book so far. Very interesting concept. I am also enjoying the characters see what they will do with this new found power.

On to my next read @michellelav lol you‘re going to know all your Christmas gifts at this rate lol.

A eye opening and interesting book. 3.75/5
Read for #PopSugarReadingChallenge2021

⭐️⭐️• This could have been so much better and I really wanted it to be. Interesting concept but not well-written. Took me forever to read because I didn‘t care at all about any of the characters.

I‘m reading too many book at once right now🙈 they are all good but for some reason don‘t really grab my attention right now. I hope I‘ll finish them soon though as I‘ve ordered new books yesterday which should arrive on friday😇 (not to mention my never ending MTBR, but that‘s a different story)

This book delves into questions of human nature and power, weaving together several characters' stories with other, short interludes, creating a tapestry depicting both the best and worst of humanity through the lens of one big "what if" question. It is masterful and thought provoking, while still being absolutely captivating.

Wow. I picked this book at random for something a little different to read, and I am just loving it so far.

The way it explores the characters and their motivations has been great, and the questions it makes the reader ask, the tension it builds, has had me entranced since I picked it up.

I couldn‘t get into this one. I gave it until roughly 30% on the audiobook, but it just didn‘t grab me. Oh well! I‘m trying to get better about bailing when I don‘t like something, especially if it‘s a buzzy or acclaimed book, so in an odd way I‘m proud of myself!

Its been hard to review this one. I was excited to read it but really went in not knowing too much about it. This book asks the question, would a world be more peaceful, safer and kinder if women had the power? Because one day in this story women suddenly get THE POWER, an ability to harm, torture or kill all at their fingertips. We follow several characters and how they navigate this new world. ⬇️

8/10 - The Power was gripping! I found the concept and execution to be unique, but would say that the characters lacked depth. However, the storyline is so enthralling that the lack of character development can be forgiven.

interesting book but there were some cruel moments in it, still would recommend

I found this enthralling and will stay with me I think. When an evolutionary development in women makes them more powerful than men there is a reversal of appalling behaviours. I was emotionally pulled all over the place throughout the plot.

Ooh er.....my first 'doing things' challenge! I have been a Litten for several years. I have joined sending book parcels a few times, as funds allowed, done quite a lot of photo challenges, an occasional poetry challenge but this is my first, what shall I call it? - active challenge. But I think I need it. My life as a retired Litten drifts too much. I'm going in.
#BFC21 @wanderinglynn

Perhaps I should choose something with a gentler tone next 😕

More books from Thriftbooks.com, I‘m addicted because they are so affordable I usually get all my books under $10 so I go a little crazy book shopping on that site. 🤣🤣 #ilovehandmedowns

what if one day women were the dominant sex??? what if??? #readinggoal #audiophile #readinglife

????? Wow! POWERful book!
What will happen to the world if a woman becomes physically stronger than a man? Will the world become kinder or more bloodthirsty? An intriguing plot?
In General, I got a lot of pleasure from reading the book! This is a good and high-quality dystopia. Now I must urgently read "The Handmaid's Tale"!

Electrifying indeed! How would the world look like if women held more physical strength than men and ruled it? Would power in the hands of women manifest itself differently? Would an apocalypse be necessary or sufficient to erase millenia of sexism into one or the other direction?

"Gender is a shell game. What is a man? Whatever a woman isn't. What is a woman? Whatever a man is not. Tap on it and it's hollow. Look under the shells: it's not there."

#ThePower is addictive from the first lines! It makes you think about the rights of men and women and their infringement! Very interesting! 💪⚡
#currentlyreading

This book was unexpected. I did really enjoy the whole dystopian, women coming into their own and messages of dominance and control. Loved the ending.

I liked the concept of the book, but I missed some depth. I didn‘t feel any real connection with the characters.

I am about 3/4 way through this, but I‘ve been struggling with the last 1/4 I‘ve read. I don‘t feel the characters. The concept seems to be overtaking the story rather than the story itself. It will be interesting to see whether the last 1/4 will change my perception.

What a book! Dystopian and scary but what makes it scary is the history of how women have been and are still being treated. Wow! I want to know if any man has read this book? I‘d love to hear those thoughts!😳. Don‘t want to ruin anything about this book. You need to read it.

Not sure if I should be reading this right now but it is good. Pandemonium comes in a lot of different ways!

Just starting this...

I read more on Sunday than I did on Saturday: 5 hours 10 minutes. I didn‘t make it to 24 hours but I did:
📚 finish 2 books I started before Saturday
👑 started A Game of Thrones for the #monthlykeywordgxo challenge
📺 decreased my screen time
👋 made some new Litsy connections
🏡 stayed home
I‘ll count it as a win!
How did your #stayhome24in48 challenge go?

Well I did stay home, but my dh and I decided to have a Below Deck Mediterranean binge instead of a reading binge. We still had a great day & what I did manage to read was exciting. Caprica tried to stay up and help me read but she‘s exhausted from a week of entertaining me.
How is your #StayHome24in48 going?
#dogsoflitsy

My Book Club selected The Power for our March read. Shockingly (😉), I wasn‘t drawn to this plot when I saw it as a BOTM selection, but I tried to keep an open mind. I couldn‘t really get into it and found myself confused at the end. So...I took a breather, then re-read the letters between Neil & Naomi that bookend the novel within the novel and chatted with a non-book club friend. All of this helped, but I still can‘t say that I was a big fan.

Mind-bending, gets you thinking, and leaves you wanting more. Cannot recommend it enough

It was slow until two third. Not very into it.