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An excellent read! This is a great dystopian book that gets at a variety of sensitive topics and does not shy away from them. If you enjoy Margaret Atwood, pick this book up! I particularly liked the way in which the future is represented. The story-line is unique in that the strong female figure is equal parts responding to life circumstances and creating her life circumstances. The result is an empowering story-line, which also brings the reader through the process of empowerment and taking control of a tragic and out of control scenario where the boundaries between social acceptance and social justice are heavily blurred. It seems other similar dystopian feminist narratives spend most of the story showing the female heroine reeling from the problems in society and then reacting to them to somehow get by. This story is unique from other similar narratives in that it shows the female heroine awaken to harsh realities, take them in, and then morph into action to not allow her life circumstances to dictate the remainder of her life.


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When She Woke Hillary Jordan 9781565126299 Books Reviews

Hillary Jordan brings The Scarlet Letter into a dystopian future. I could barely put it down. I love the characters! Some folks might have issues with the "sin" the narrator committed that put her where she is (abortion), but I thought it was tastefully done. I HIGHLY recommend. This author is now one of my favorites!
This book kept me on the edge of the seat until the conclusion. I stayed up until 1 AM to finish it. I love the author's writing, which is detailed and poignant. Definitely well-written. It's a book about hardship, faith, strength, abortion, freedom, rights, loyalty, and friendship. I was right in there with the characters, which were fully fleshed out with both strengths and flaws.

There are a lot of opinions and views on thorny issues in this book, but it doesn't try to press them onto you, which is a plus. Others have said that it was ambiguous, but I think of that as a strength. It doesn't tell us what do or think. It's up to us to decide our opinion for ourselves, which might not be the easiest task, but protects individuality and freedom of speech. As for morals, I think they're just strongly stated opinions. The best morals are the ones that we take from the book ourselves. Whether you find one or not depends on the individual. The moral I took from this was that with strength of character and faith in yourself, one can take on the world. Which is what the main character did.

One idea that I found interesting, though it was not as obviously stated as abortion, religion, and such, was the effect of other people on the individual psyche. The punishment of chromed skin works by isolating one from the majority, marking one as a pariah. There's no one to talk to, no one to confide in. Strong as Hannah was, she could never had made it without Kayla, her family, and later, members of the resistance. We depend on other people for companionship, to lean on, to remember our existence when we die. To prove that we matter, that our existence isn't all just a dream.

People say that it's a parallel to the Scarlet Letter. Personally, I haven't gotten around to reading that particular classic yet. But I'm pretty sure I would still like this one better. More modern, and chillingly imminent.

I'm not surprised at the four-star review. As always, solid opinions and controversial issues disagree with some. Otherwise, they wouldn't be opinions. Don't read this book if you want to stay exactly as you are, opinions and all, because you're going to come away changed.

It was suspenseful, gripping, inventive, and tackles a whole swarm of issues.

I loved it.
Thank goodness I had a stubborn attitude even as a child and never became indoctrinated by my grandmother. I cheered for Hannah every time she thought and analyzed the unfairness of the laws, the mean spiritedness of the holier than thou people of her own church. She GREW! Even as she clung to the beliefs she'd been brainwashed with all her life, she grew. And I cheered. People I'll tell about this book will like it. A few won't, but at least they'll know the title and the premise and maybe be curious.
This book is one of the most intriguing dystopian novels that I have ever read. If one enjoyed Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale", then this book should be a must read. It will transport one to a not so distant future America, where evangelical Christian fundamentalist beliefs are the law of the land, and separation of church and state is a distant memory. Roe v. Wade has been overturned, and abortion is illegal and constitutes murder.

This America has also formulated a new and unique way of punishing those who break the law. They change the color of one's skin to a primary color to match the level of crime for which one has been convicted. This is done through a process called chroming, and the convicted will be made to stay in this state till their sentence is served. This way everyone will know that they have transgressed.

Hannah, living in Texas with her evangelical family is a repressed young woman. She is a talented seamstress, who secretly designs and creates beautiful garments that expresses who she is for her own personal enjoyment. It is her secret. She also falls in love when she least expects it. This, too, is her secret. Unfortunately, her lover is married, among other things, and when a seminal event occurs, she makes a unilateral decision that leads her into the abyss. It will be an experience that will change her life.

This book is definitely more plot driven, as character development takes a back seat to the plot. It is of little matter, as the plot is a wowser! There is one jarring note towards the end of the book, when the central character, Hannah, engages in behavior that simply does not ring true. Notwithstanding this odd segue, I still loved the book. I was riveted by the plot, which I found to be quite creative. Given the state of things in America today, perhaps this book is not so far fetched. If so, Canada should build a wall and make us pay for it.
An excellent read! This is a great dystopian book that gets at a variety of sensitive topics and does not shy away from them. If you enjoy Margaret Atwood, pick this book up! I particularly liked the way in which the future is represented. The story-line is unique in that the strong female figure is equal parts responding to life circumstances and creating her life circumstances. The result is an empowering story-line, which also brings the reader through the process of empowerment and taking control of a tragic and out of control scenario where the boundaries between social acceptance and social justice are heavily blurred. It seems other similar dystopian feminist narratives spend most of the story showing the female heroine reeling from the problems in society and then reacting to them to somehow get by. This story is unique from other similar narratives in that it shows the female heroine awaken to harsh realities, take them in, and then morph into action to not allow her life circumstances to dictate the remainder of her life.