Review of The Prison of Power
Posted: 07 Oct 2023, 06:02
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Prison of Power" by G Michael Smith.]
The Prison of Power: A Man-Made Tale by G. Michael Smith is a fiction of 92 chapters and 402 pages set in a dystopian American society.
By 2034, women dominated the government of the country. Consequently, no man could hold any public office or even vote in an election. Men were seen as illiterate and best known for violence. No organization employed a man in its administration sector; they did just the menial jobs. No woman wanted to give birth to a male child, and therefore, it was estimated that the Y chromosome would soon be extinct. Females began to love their fellow females, avoiding any association with the males. As a result, there was an increase in the number of transgender people. Females who wanted to mate with males bought them as slaves for a period of time. This was the situation that led to a revoke by some male characters to seek gender equality, but this was only going to happen through a revolution. Will this revolution happen? How and by whom will it take place?
One of the author’s most endearing features is the development of the book’s plot and characters. He was able to navigate the narration of the several major characters: Nisheeta, Eve, Quinlan, Sean, Margaret, and Vihaan. He meticulously organized the development of these characters in such a way that individual characters contributed to the plot of the story and, at the same time, were intertwined to give meaning or deviate from some concepts. For example, Margaret deviated from the norm of female dominance toward gender equality. I was astonished at how the author could describe in detail the happenings of this society, as though he experienced them firsthand.
There were some negative aspects of this book. First, I came across a lot of abbreviations like POW, FEMPOL, PW, WOW, MARA, AMEN, MMA, YMTC, and others while reading, and they were not a problem until I reencountered them and couldn't remember what they meant because they were a lot. Secondly, I think the chapters of this book were too short, as some encompassed two to four pages. For the above reasons, I have decided to give this book a rating of four out of five stars.
I recommend this book to lovers of enthralling and thought-provoking sci-fi and dystopian books. Also, if you are interested in politics and a change of government, this book might be the one for you. However, there is an immense amount of profanity, descriptive abuse, and sex scenes. So, if these do not sit well with you, you might want to skip this book.
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The Prison of Power
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The Prison of Power: A Man-Made Tale by G. Michael Smith is a fiction of 92 chapters and 402 pages set in a dystopian American society.
By 2034, women dominated the government of the country. Consequently, no man could hold any public office or even vote in an election. Men were seen as illiterate and best known for violence. No organization employed a man in its administration sector; they did just the menial jobs. No woman wanted to give birth to a male child, and therefore, it was estimated that the Y chromosome would soon be extinct. Females began to love their fellow females, avoiding any association with the males. As a result, there was an increase in the number of transgender people. Females who wanted to mate with males bought them as slaves for a period of time. This was the situation that led to a revoke by some male characters to seek gender equality, but this was only going to happen through a revolution. Will this revolution happen? How and by whom will it take place?
One of the author’s most endearing features is the development of the book’s plot and characters. He was able to navigate the narration of the several major characters: Nisheeta, Eve, Quinlan, Sean, Margaret, and Vihaan. He meticulously organized the development of these characters in such a way that individual characters contributed to the plot of the story and, at the same time, were intertwined to give meaning or deviate from some concepts. For example, Margaret deviated from the norm of female dominance toward gender equality. I was astonished at how the author could describe in detail the happenings of this society, as though he experienced them firsthand.
There were some negative aspects of this book. First, I came across a lot of abbreviations like POW, FEMPOL, PW, WOW, MARA, AMEN, MMA, YMTC, and others while reading, and they were not a problem until I reencountered them and couldn't remember what they meant because they were a lot. Secondly, I think the chapters of this book were too short, as some encompassed two to four pages. For the above reasons, I have decided to give this book a rating of four out of five stars.
I recommend this book to lovers of enthralling and thought-provoking sci-fi and dystopian books. Also, if you are interested in politics and a change of government, this book might be the one for you. However, there is an immense amount of profanity, descriptive abuse, and sex scenes. So, if these do not sit well with you, you might want to skip this book.
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The Prison of Power
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon