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ranked #152,016 most helpful
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★★☆☆☆
WE GET IT. Belabors its point and does not live up to the hype.
To say it belabors its point is actually an understatement. SPOILER: According to The Power, women would be as corrupt as the most corrupt of men and behave like the worst and most violent sociopathic men if they could get away with it. Got it. And got it again. And again. And again.
It starts out interesting enough, but by about halfway through, I was like, "OK I GET IT ALREADY." Overall it was pretty meh, except for multiple torture scenes that seemed to me to be excessive, graphic, and gratuitous. That seemed like authorial grandstanding, and I could have done without it.
To summarize, I thought this was a mediocre read and can't believe it got the kind of attention and positive reviews it generated in high-profile media (e.g. NY Times, etc.) upon its release. Interesting idea, crappy execution. My recommendation: Life is short. There are far better books to spend your time and money on.
