The Power by Naomi AldermanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book was spectacular. I don't hesitate to call it our generation's The Handmaid's Tale. It's about a world, not otherwise unlike ours, where suddenly young women can discharge electric jolts from their palms. Suddenly, the power dynamic between men and women shifts remarkably. There are women who use this power for good, and others who use it for evil; as the world changes from this very primal shift in power, prophets and politicians rise from the ranks of women. The social commentary offered by both plot twists and the occassional tongue-and-cheek situation (reminiscent of Twitter's Man Who Has It All) makes this a perfect book for our time.
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