When She Woke
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Book Overview
Bellwether 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. Hannah is a Red; her crime is murder. 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.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1565126297
ISBN13:9781565126299
Release Date:October 2011
Publisher:Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Length:344 Pages
Weight:1.18 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Free Autographed Copy!!!
Published by TBD , 1 month ago
I was sent a signed copy, without paying for that as an “feature” of sort. So cool! Amazing book as well!!!
High hopes, mediocre reality
Published by TSD , 11 months ago
The concept of this book sounded amazing, with echoes of Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale'. I could hardly wait to read it.
The reality: it was good, but definitely not great. I felt like so many of the concepts the author introduced in this dystopian world were so exciting, but I didn't feel like any ever played out completely nor well. We do care about the characters, but I was always left wanting more detail, more history, more content about the ideas that drew me in, and I never got that. It was good, it's worth reading, especially in the world we live in today, but it didn't fully deliver for me.
An amazing masterpiece!
Published by April , 1 year ago
Though published over a decade ago, the book touches on human rights issues relevant to even today’s world. The author, Hillary Jordan, uses powerful and vivid writing to a whole new level in this dystopian story. Amazing!
Good read
Published by Rayna , 5 years ago
The book tackles a lot of different subjects such as church and state and women's rights. Very good book, wasn't the biggest fan of the ending but I'll live.
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