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…
I was really intrigued by the synopsis of
debut novel Vox which is a dystopian novel which sees religious rights enforce
their beliefs that females should not be allowed to speak over 100 words which
they enforce by fitting all females even young children with wrist counters
that clock up the words spoken. Women have had to give up their jobs to stay at
home and look after their families.
Our main character is Dr Jean McClellan who
lives with her husband, three sons and a daughter who also has the wrist
counter. Jean is desperate for her daughter to have a life where she is not
limited to the amount of words she can speak, a life where she is free to say
and express herself without the fear of the repercussions inflicted should you
exceed your daily quota.
When Dr Jean is approached by the President
who wants Dr Jean’s help she thinks this could finally be the chance she needs.
This storyline was completely new to me and
it sure does get you thinking. I know I would struggle with 100 words an hour
so I can only imagine how impossible it feels to be limited to 100 words per
day especially when you have a child in distress and your natural instinct
would be to console and comfort your child but the result of that would be
horrendous.
I was surprised how angry and tense I felt
whilst reading this book, it seems unimaginable that something like this could
actually be enforced on women. I am all for equal rights but I am also very
aware how things are becoming very anti-men so I was pleased to see that with
this storyline not every man was portrayed as the enemy.
The storyline is eventful, fast paced and
addictive. I am sure this will be a book that will be discussed far and wide
and have many different opinions on it.
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