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Sto caricando le informazioni... Yours for the Taking: A Novel (originale 2023; edizione 2023)di Gabrielle Korn (Autore)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. So interesting, obvious, creative, inevitable. I agree that this is a strong critique of white woman feminism, and the pitfalls of binary thinking. This is dystopian and sci-fi but also predictable and a bit too close to home. ( ) It’s 2050 and the world is falling apart. In order to save what humanity they can, the world government devises the Inside Project - a couple dozen billionaire-funded sealed compounds across the globe that will safely house a few million survivors while the world burns. The residents are randomly selected for every Inside except one - the Sheryl Sandberg-esque girlboss author-and-CEO Jacqueline Millender secretly micromanages her Inside to be a perfect utopia. Everyone is young, thin, upper middle-class, female or non-binary, unattached to men, and equal. Everything about their lives is perfect, right down to the perfect amount of drugs pumped through their vents. The only requirement is that they work, with the cushiest job of all being that of mother. But how are the residents going to do as pawns in Jacqueline’s experiments? Shelby, a trans woman and Jacqueline’s personal assistant, was not picked for Inside but gets to accompany Jacqueline on the billionaires’ space ship with all the other assistants. Olympia, a non-binary doctor, successfully convinces Jacqueline to include people of all races in Inside, and so thinks that she can manage Jacqueline's other quirky requests from the inside (so to speak). And Ava, an insecure lesbian, gets injured Inside and cannot work, so there's only one option left. I really enjoyed all of the things this book made me think about. It's about the systemic failures of non-intersectional rich white feminism. It’s about how any kind of equality is impossible while any one person or group has more power. You can control for gender and race and age and temperament and culture and personal property, but as long as billionaires still exist a utopia will never. They can’t save us from a world of climate change and social injustice because they cause it. There are some parts of Inside that don’t make sense (Why can’t people change jobs? What is the enforcement of rules? Why is everything so boring?) but the flaws are part of the world. The project wasn’t well thought out! Unlike some similar stories about attempts at utopia, the plot here is not a puzzle to be solved. The reader knows what is happening the whole time, but there is enjoyment in seeing the characters figure it out and decide what to do. Chilling. Digs right into where the modern wave of selfish narcissism will take us if we let it. Offers a complex look at TERF behavior as well, and a plethora of LGBTQ2IA main characters. Definitely has a horror story vibe, and a good blend of speculative what-if going on as well. I wouldn't necessarily say that I liked this book, but it did give me plenty to think about. Advanced reader's Copy provided by Edelweiss. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
"The year is 2050. Ava and her girlfriend live in what's left of Brooklyn, and though they love each other, it's hard to find happiness while the effects of climate change rapidly eclipse their world. Soon, it won't be safe outside at all. The only peopleguaranteed survival are the ones whose applications are accepted to The Inside Project, a series of weather-safe, city-sized structures around the world. Jacqueline Millender is a reclusive billionaire/women's rights advocate, and thanks to a generous donation, she's just become the director of the Inside being built on the bones of Manhattan. Her ideas are unorthodox, yet alluring-she's built a whole brand around rethinking the very concept of empowerment. Shelby, a business major from a working-class family, is drawn to Jacqueline's promises of power and impact. When she lands her dream job as Jacqueline's personal assistant, she's instantly swept up into the glamourous world of corporatized feminism. Also drawn into Jacqueline's orbit is Olympia, whois finishing up medical school when Jacqueline recruits her to run the health department Inside. The more Olympia learns about the project, though, the more she realizes there's something much larger at play. As Ava, Olympia, and Shelby start to notice the cracks in Jacqueline's system, Jacqueline tightens her grip, becoming increasingly unhinged and dangerous in what she is willing to do-and who she is willing to sacrifice-to keep her dream alive. At once a mesmerizing story of queer love, betrayal, andchosen family, and an unflinching indictment of cis, corporate feminism, Yours for the Taking holds a mirror to our own world, in all its beauty and horror"-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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