Vox

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Vox is out tomorrow - new novel about a dystopian future.
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Who else will be reading?

Hi op, I'm currently listening to it on Audible. I'm on chapter 25, how are you finding it?

I'm three quarters of the way through it. It's very readable. Thought provoking. I think I like it. Has nothing like the depth of Handmaid's Tale of course.

I read it in one evening. I really liked it but it was lacking something. 4 out of 5 stars for me!

Just finished now. I really enjoyed it. Very readable and really pulled me in. I agree that it felt lacking in onething though. I think the ending felt possibly rushed? Or just lacking really, Felt sorry for Patrick. I think if turned into a film, it could work well visually.

It's ideal for a film I reckon. I wasn't sure about the ending either. I did lose interest a little in the closing chapters.

So did I. I think it felt muddled in a way maybe it’s just how I read it though. Visually I reckon it would come across better.

What about the "dirty" Nicholson Baker version?

Thank you for the recommendation; have bought it for my kindle

MsAmerica, that was my thought too. Flashbacks to college. sigh.

I agree that it's not a literary masterpiece (mistresspiece?) like The Handmaid's Tale, but it's a good page-turner.

Halfway through and really enjoying it - although maybe enjoying isn't quite the right word! I find my self getting angry with the situation and also think it is scarily plausible.

Jesus what a load of tripe! Like a mills and boon

I've just finished this. I did enjoy it but agree with comments here that the ending felt rushed and somewhat contrived. Interesting concept though.

It wasn't quite as good as I thought it would be but it was a good concept and I agree with pp who said it would make a good film. Definitely an enjoyable read, though.

I enjoyed it but thought the writing, although pacey and engaging, was a little unsophisticated and too colloquial in places.

The writing reminded me a bit of another recent dystopian novel, The Power.