DNF
Will contain some spoilers.
This is an excellent premise for a story, superb. But right out of the gate it is immediately unbelievable.
I understand and support the underlying message here. Entirely and completely. But the setup was what was unbelievable. It was exceptionally unrealistic.
The bible belt would never stretch as far as it does in this story. There are a billion atheists in the world, and more added to the figure every year. The bible belt would never expand to an 'Iron Maiden' as its called in the book.
I get that it's fiction. But the authors intent was to create a message, to get people talking. The message is fine. But it's how she chose to tell the story which ruined it for me. I'm disappointed 'cause I enjoyed the premise, and believe it's something that could happen, but not in the way it happens in this story. We do have a supreme court, and that's pretty much made to seem vulnerable. Also, I really don't think every man - even some republican men - would be down for making such a thing happen. There would be allies on both sides. A war if you will. The set up is too wild. People too limp and too wiling to roll over.
I don't want people to think I disliked it because I'm a man. That's not it at all. I just couldn't be pulled in with how ridiculously it all started. Maybe if it were far-fetched here and there throughout the book, and not a sledgehammer of stupid in the first nineteen pages, I might have been able to fight off my dislike and finish it.
Will contain some spoilers.
This is an excellent premise for a story, superb. But right out of the gate it is immediately unbelievable.
I understand and support the underlying message here. Entirely and completely. But the setup was what was unbelievable. It was exceptionally unrealistic.
The bible belt would never stretch as far as it does in this story. There are a billion atheists in the world, and more added to the figure every year. The bible belt would never expand to an 'Iron Maiden' as its called in the book.
I get that it's fiction. But the authors intent was to create a message, to get people talking. The message is fine. But it's how she chose to tell the story which ruined it for me. I'm disappointed 'cause I enjoyed the premise, and believe it's something that could happen, but not in the way it happens in this story. We do have a supreme court, and that's pretty much made to seem vulnerable. Also, I really don't think every man - even some republican men - would be down for making such a thing happen. There would be allies on both sides. A war if you will. The set up is too wild. People too limp and too wiling to roll over.
I don't want people to think I disliked it because I'm a man. That's not it at all. I just couldn't be pulled in with how ridiculously it all started. Maybe if it were far-fetched here and there throughout the book, and not a sledgehammer of stupid in the first nineteen pages, I might have been able to fight off my dislike and finish it.
