6/9/2023 0 Comments When she woke book review![]() ![]() In a futuristic United States, a new form of punishment for crimes has been established known as melachroming. In a retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Hillary Jordan’s world presents us with Hannah Payne. ![]() ![]() If you decide to read the review, you’ll understand why. If you have a problem with that, don’t read this book. It is basically pro-choice propaganda hiding behind the sub-genre of dystopian fiction. In seeking a path to safety in an alien and hostile world, Hannah unknowingly embarks on a path of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the righteousness of a country that politicizes faith.įirst, I want to be up front and say that this book is about abortion. ![]() NOT FOR CHILDREN OR YOUNG ADULTS.īellwether Prize winner Hillary Jordan’s provocative new novel, When She Woke, tells the story of a stigmatized woman struggling to navigate an America of a not-too-distant future, where the line between church and state has been eradicated and convicted felons are no longer imprisoned and rehabilitated but chromed- their skin color is genetically altered to match the class of their crimes- and then released back into the population to survive as best they can. Rating: 2 out of 5 stars, Genre: Fiction/ Dystopian Fiction, Pages: 368, Level: Easy/IntermediateĪDULT CONTENT. ![]()
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