This book captivated me from beginning to end. The unique narrative and thrilling moments fueled my desire to keep reading page after page. What could be most interesting is the main problem or focus: women's voices. In this book, there is no such thing as freedom of speech, at least, for the women. In Vox women are restricted to speaking only 100 words a day, with consequences if they go over. The more alarming addition though, is that it is not just adult women, but young girls as well who where a counter on their wrist keeping track of their words. Even worse, a women's voice is not the only right taken from them in this dystopian future. Women also lose their right to property, passports, jobs, college education, and even their own children. Throughout this book, a mother of four, Gianna, is forced back to work as a neuro-linguist under the guise of creating a cure for Wernicke's disease (causes aphasia, loss of speech, or comprehensiveness of speech). Whereas, she is actually helping to create a serum that promotes the disease, effectively taking women's voices away indefinitely. Unlike some feminist dystopian books, such as The Handmaid's Tale or The Shore of Women, the main character is already a mother. This impacts the story in a phenomenal way, as Gianna has not only herself to worry about, but her own children; especially her young daughter and her unborn child. Overall, this book is a fantastic and fearsome perspective on freedom of speech and women's diminishing rights. It's an intriguing and captivating book that everyone who is interested in the dystopian genre should read.
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