The Power

I felt the main premise of this novel was an interesting and a promising germ of an idea. However, disappointing the execution of the idea in this novel was poorly executed. The mere reversal of rape, war and terror inflicted by men on women, replicated in a dystopian future by women who have gained superior power over men by their literal electric power seemed a rather oversimplification of the complexity of power structures and human behaviour. The characters lacked any substance and I struggled to be invested in any of the main protagonists plot lines. The ending was very anticlimactic and dull. I ended the book unsure of the authors intention in creating this novel as it lacked clarity and purpose, sometimes it seemed to veer towards a feminist vein but overall the novels intent remained very unclear. Unfortunately for me this novel pales in comparison to the mighty texts that epitomise the dystopian genre such as the handmaids tale and brave new world.