The Power

Sobre el libro

The Power is a 2016 science fiction novel by the British writer Naomi Alderman. Its central premise is of women developing the ability to release electrical jolts from their fingers, which allows them to become the dominant sex. In 2017, it won the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.

De dónde sale la puntuación

Las fuentes promedian 7,6 sobre 677 valoraciones, aún pocas, así que el voto lector pesa un 79% y el resto tira hacia la media de Distopía (7,7). De ahí sale 7,6.

Voces de lectores

Las reseñas más valoradas en Hardcover (con autoría).

• EN

  “3.5 - overall really cool story I sometimes lost track of which storyline was for which person but that's mostly because I'm an idiot and generally not used to books where I have to follow multiple storylines and I'm an idiot. Still really enjoyed this.”

  ★ 3/5cparusso en Hardcover

• EN

  “This book turns a mirror on the gender-based power structures of our society by simply flipping the script. Instead of men having the ability to overpower women (through strength), instead women gain the ability to overpower men (through electroshock). So much has been said about this book that I don't have much to add in my review except this - the thing I liked most about this book was something that Alderman no doubt had to work very hard on: the subtle shift in language. The patronizing tone and the microaggressions that men deliver so thoughtlessly to women all the time - I'm this book,…”

  ★ 4/5parnopaeus en Hardcover

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