31. The Power by Naomi Alderman

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You Might Hate This Book

Hannah Graves and Stephanie Pearson

48 episodes

9 months ago

Hi! We're co-hosts Hannah and Stephanie. We're both avid readers, but we have VERY different tastes. Each week one of us will recommend a book to the other - a book we loved that we think our co-host might hate. We’ll read the recommended book, then come back together to discuss it - and maybe fight about it. Was it as awful as we expected? Did we secretly love it? Did we throw it across the room? Join us each week as we argue about what makes a good book, and broaden our horizons. Maybe you'll find a book you love (or hate).

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31. The Power by Naomi Alderman

You Might Hate This Book

1 hour 8 minutes 22 seconds

2 years ago

31. The Power by Naomi Alderman

When Hannah read Naomi Alderman’s The Power, she was not a fan. However, she thought Stephanie might be. Will she be correct?

One day, women around the world wake up and realize they have a new physical power: the ability to conduct electricity through their hands. This evolutionary leap leads to an upheaval of cultural and social structures world-wide as women take back the power that has been withheld from them in places like government, business, media, and religion. But the things that the women do with their new power are not always an improvement. Join Hannah and Stephanie this week as they discuss themes of gender, religion, and–of course–power, in Alderman’s dystopian take on the female revenge narrative.

Resources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/books/review/naomi-alderman-power.html

https://www.vogue.com/article/the-power-naomi-alderman

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