THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S AND SHEREADS' BOOKS TO READ AFTER THE HANDMAID'S TALE “[An] electrifying debut.”—O, The Oprah Magazine  “The real-life parallels will make you shiver.”—Cosmopolitan Set in a United States in which 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 one hundred words per day, Dr. Jean McClellan is in denial. This can't happen here. Not in America. Not to her. Soon women are not permitted to hold jobs. Girls are not taught to read or write. Females no longer have a voice. Before, the average person spoke sixteen thousand words each day, but now women have only one hundred to make themselves heard. For herself, her daughter, and every woman silenced, Jean will reclaim her voice. This is just the beginning...not the end. One of Good Morning America's “Best Books to Bring to the Beach This Summer” One of PopSugar, Refinery29, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Real Simple, i09, and Amazon's Best Books to Read in August 2018

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Published Jul 16, 2019

352 pages

Average rating: 6.5

193 RATINGS

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Readers say *Vox* by Christina Dalcher presents a compelling and intriguing dystopian premise with a strong, relatable female lead and a chilling anti...

DarthCypher
10/10 stars
Everyone needs to read this. It is scarier than Handmaid's Tale because it is modern and more plausible.
Bailey Kennedy
4/10 stars
i thought the idea behind this book was SUPER INTERESTING!!! i struggled to get super into the book (mostly bc i was super stressed abt other stuff the full time i was reading) but it was still a good read. i also often struggle with main characters that cheat on their partner, and this was one of those cases. i think this made it a little bit difficult for me to connect w the main character, but it was still a super interesting premise and a new genre for me (more dystopian than normal)
Monika Dančová
6/10 stars
koncept dobrý, zaujímavý dystopický konštrukt - hrozivá antifeministická blízka budúcnosť, avšak.. tematicky veľmi podobné, ako Handmaid’s Tale od Margaret Atwood. tá je ale lepšie napísaná, lepšie spracovaná, lepšie premyslená.
litjock
4/10 stars
No. A stretching premise with the plot not actually affecting the main character for most of the novel. Wish fulfillment.
Heidi Reed
8/10 stars
Not a perfect book, but it sure made me think. I wish there was a little more backstory, and the ending was a little bit too neat, but overall a very interesting read, especially in the current political climate.

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