![]() ![]() ![]() The premise that Dalcher creates is strong and frighteningly relevant. Women not only lose their ability to hold jobs & bank accounts, but their speech. In the near-future alternative reality, the Pure Movement has taken over the nation and gone are the days of tolerance and equal rights. Vox is a dystopian and sci-fi novel about laws that enforce silence, among other things, for women. But this is not the end.įor herself, her daughter, and every woman silenced, Jean will reclaim her voice. Before, the average person spoke sixteen thousand words a day, but now women only have one hundred to make themselves heard. Girls are no longer taught to read or write. Jean McClellan is in denial–this can’t happen here. On the day the government decrees that women are no longer allowed more than 100 words daily, Dr. Set in an America where half the population has been silenced, VOX is the harrowing, unforgettable story of what one woman will do to protect herself and her daughter. Vox by Christina Dalcher – 336 pages Book Blurb: ![]()
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