East Markham Book Club
VOX
by Christina Dalcher
by Christina Dalcher
Silence can be deafening.
Jean McClellan spends her time in almost complete silence, limited to just one hundred words a day. Any more, and a thousand volts of electricity will course through her veins.
Now the new government is in power, everything has changed. But only if you’re a woman.
Almost overnight, bank accounts are frozen, passports are taken away and seventy million women lose their jobs. Even more terrifyingly, young girls are no longer taught to read or write.
For herself, her daughter, and for every woman silenced, Jean will reclaim her voice. This is only the beginning…
[100 WORD LIMIT REACHED].
Next Meeting Sunday 25th April 2021 at 7.30pm
Club Opinion
The group’s second book of the month was the novel Vox by Christina Dalcher. Women speak an average of 20,000 words per day. so imagine if you were limited to only 100. Exceed the limit and a thousand volts of electricity is sent through your body. This shocking dystopian novel certainly made club members think, ‘what would I do if this was me?’. The book raises so many questions on female rights and equality, the role of religion in government, and the right to speech/language development. The premise and core themes of this book are extremely thought-provoking but it was felt that the ending was a little disappointing and seemed rather rushed. The group gave this 3.5 stars (out of 5).
