Femlandia, Christina Dalcher
Femlandia, Christina Dalcher
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Femlandia

Author: Christina Dalcher

Narrator: Brittany Pressley, Cassandra Morris

Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/19/2021


Synopsis

One of PureWow’s 9 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in October!

A chilling look into an alternate near future where a woman and her daughter seek refuge in a women-only colony, only to find that the safe haven they were hoping for is the most dangerous place they could be.

Miranda Reynolds always thought she would rather die than live in Femlandia. But that was before the country sank into total economic collapse and her husband walked out in the harshest, most permanent way, leaving her and her sixteen-year-old daughter with nothing. The streets are full of looting, robbing, and killing, and Miranda and Emma no longer have much choice—either starve and risk getting murdered, or find safety. And so they set off to Femlandia, the women-only colony Miranda's mother, Win Somers, established decades ago.

Although Win is no longer in the spotlight, her protégé Jen Jones has taken Femlandia to new heights: The off-grid colonies are secluded, self-sufficient, and thriving—and Emma is instantly enchanted by this idea of a safe haven. But something is not right. There are no men allowed in the colony, but babies are being born—and they're all girls. Miranda discovers just how the all-women community is capable of enduring, and it leads her to question how far her mother went to create this perfect, thriving, horrifying society.

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 the Bath Flash Fiction Award short list, nominations for the Pushcart Prize, and multiple other awards. She lives in Norfolk, Virginia, with her husband.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer

Argh! I keep screaming! They didn’t stop all night! I had so many nightmares. I advise you not to read this book before you go to bed if you don’t want to look like me dripping salvias, insomniac, exhausted, terrified piece of human particles! If you already read the author’s Vox and Master Class ,......more

Goodreads review by karen

this book was...not for me. i've already written far too many words in my little reviewing journal trying to figure out why i didn't love it, and now i've missed pub date, so you tell me. review still coming, but—need more time. okay, here we go: i wasn't crazy about this one, and i’ve been trying to f......more

I’ve become a huge fan of Christina Dalcher and her thought-provoking dystopian novels. From Vox, where the women of America are silenced, literally, to Master Class, where a child’s “IQ” determines their schooling and every advantage (or disadvantage), and now with Femlandia, where a woman and her......more

Goodreads review by Susanne

Review posted to blog: books-are-a-girls-best-friend.com A World Without Men? Truth Be Told, at this point in time, that sounds pretty good to me. Then the doors to Femlandia opened and all was revealed. Decades ago, a group of women banded together to form a women’s only colony, free from the rules of......more

Goodreads review by Carrie

Femlandia by Christina Dalcher is a science fiction dystopian fantasy novel. Some have this one tagged as horror and while I wouldn’t say it’s really horror I would warn that some content is horrific in this dystopian world which leads to a trigger warning of abuse and assault. Femlandia is set in a......more


Quotes

"Dalcher (Vox) puts a delightfully dark dystopian twist on Herland...this wildly provocative glimpse into the future is sure to spark lively discussions about humankind’s past, present, and future...Dalcher remains a writer to watch."—Publishers Weekly

“A master of the feminist dystopian novel...A no-holds-barred thriller and thought-provoking read for fans of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Naomi Alderman’s The Power, and Kim Liggett’s The Grace Year.”—Library Journal

“Dalcher's latest is a cogent and timely exploration of the dangers of misandry and groupthink.”—Booklist

"The queen of dystopia."—Nina Pottell, Prima

“Christina Dalcher’s latest dystopian feminist novel centers a popular locus of cultural and historical fascination: the women’s commune...Dalcher interweaves Miranda’s bitter, sharp storytelling with glimpses of Win’s life that trace a radical evolution to founding Femlandia.”—Bitch Media

"Provocative, sinister, and fascinating, FEMLANDIA is full of complicated characters, with a gripping plot to boot. I read it with my breath held, unable to stop until I’d reached the explosive ending. You will definitely want to discuss this one with your book club."—Stephanie Wrobel, USA Today bestselling author of Darling Rose Gold

“Engrossing. Dalcher’s novel is imaginative, urgent, and compulsively readable, not mention incredibly cool.” — Amanda Montell, author of Cultish