I was a bit reticent about this because most reviews I’ve seen have been polarizing, but I ended up really enjoying it. The structure, themes, and the through line of feminism strikes just the right note.

Each point is underlined with historical and personal experiences of the characters. It is also very clever at illustrating the things movements have to contend with and how general intellect functions, as well as how it disillusions the idea that you could effect change in the organizational structure we now have without force or violence, and everything could just be fine if we find the right way to do things “peacefully” enough. The journey of the characters is so effective at showing loss of agency and actual empowerment while remaining engaging with POV shifts and the structure.