Vox
1983 • 337 pages

Ratings73

Average rating3.4

15

This book was alright. I admit it took me a while to read because it was a little too relevant to today's times and the world is tough enough as it is.

That being said, my thoughts about the book:
- It was a cool premise. I like dystopian books in general, and the idea of women being limited and restricted sounded scary but cool.
- The story jumped around a LOT, to the point where it was kind of hard to keep up with at times.
- It felt like the twins' characters were kind of wasted. Stephen and Sonia got a LOT more development than they did.
- This gal really got away with her affair. When Patrick didn't react at all to finding out, I was just annoyed. The Lorenzo scenes felt like they were taking away from the larger story too. I kept saying, out loud, “okay calm down lady” every time there was a scene of him looking her up and down (for the 500th time).
- I liked Jacko's character, but I wish she had more “present” time rather than flashbacks. Same with Dell and his family.
- The author did a great job of making me want to also slap Stephen in the face.

I think overall I'll give the book a B/B-. It was a fun one to get through, even with my criticisms.

September 27, 2020