Vox

Christina Dalcher

Aug 2018 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S AND SHEREADS' BOOKS TO READ AFTER THE HANDMAID'S TALE

“[An] electrifying debut.”—O, The Oprah Magazine 
“The real-life parallels will make you shiver.”—Cosmopolitan

Set in a United States in which half the population has been silenced, Vox is the harrowing, unforgettable story of what one woman will do to protect herself and her daughter.

On the day the government decrees that women are no longer allowed more than one hundred words per day, Dr. Jean McClellan is in denial. This can't happen here. Not in America. Not to her.

Soon women are not permitted to hold jobs. Girls are not taught to read or write. Females no longer have a voice. Before, the average person spoke sixteen thousand words each day, but now women have only one hundred to make themselves heard.

For herself, her daughter, and every woman silenced, Jean will reclaim her voice.

This is just the beginning...not the end.

One of Good Morning America's “Best Books to Bring to the Beach This Summer”
One of PopSugar, Refinery29, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Real Simple, i09, and Amazon's Best Books to Read in August 2018

Ratings and reviews

Omg. I tried. I trudged a third of the way through this book before I decided I just couldn't. Overdone tropes, unbelievable dialogue, flat characters, and shotty motivations await. Like a bad relationship, I wanted so badly for this to turn into something good - but it never did.

I felt that the story started a little slow, and I was unsure about it. Maybe it was because the premise was just a little too realistic and upsetting. But once I got into it I had a hard time putting it down.

I really enjoyed this book, it will give you something to think about, especially in the political climate we live in today. However, I thought the author used way too much profanity, it took away some of the flavor of the book with all of the cussing. It was not necessary.

About the author

Christina Dalcher earned her doctorate in theoretical linguistics from Georgetown University. She specializes in the phonetics of sound change in Italian and British dialects and has taught at several universities.

Her short stories and flash fiction appear in more than one hundred journals worldwide. Recognition includes first place for the Bath Flash Award, nominations for the Pushcart Prize, and multiple other awards. She lives in Norfolk, Virginia, with her husband.