A review by hurlyburlywitch
Femlandia by Christina Dalcher

dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

There was so much I wanted this book to be, and it decided to be none of it. 

The book decides to toss in some arbitrary transphobia, has a mysterious dearth of disabled characters, and contains deeply nauseating and absolutely plot critical
child sexual abuse, torture and neglect.


I was also deeply horrified by an epilogue that
strongly implies biological determinism of misogyny and inequality.


Whilst moderately predictable, I found the characterisation in this book to be inconsistent and extremely variable. 
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