When Women Were Dragons: A Novel (Unabridged) When Women Were Dragons: A Novel (Unabridged)

When Women Were Dragons: A Novel (Unabridged‪)‬

    • 4.2 • 58 Ratings
    • $16.99

Publisher Description

A GOODREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A fiery feminist fantasy tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman’s place in the world and expanding minds about accepting others for who they really are.
 
"Ferociously imagined…and as exhilarating as a ride on dragonback." —Lev Grossman, bestselling author of The Magicians Trilogy

"Completely fierce, unmistakably feminist, and subversively funny." —Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry
 
In the first adult novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Ogress and The Orphans, Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours, except for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales, and talons; left a trail of fiery destruction in their path; and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did Alex’s beloved aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesn’t know. It’s taboo to speak of.
 
Forced into silence, Alex nevertheless must face the consequences of this astonishing event: a mother more protective than ever; an absentee father; the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed; and 
watching her beloved cousin Bea become dangerously obsessed with the forbidden.

In this timely and timeless speculative novel, award-winning author Kelly Barnhill boldly explores rage, memory, and the tyranny of forced limitations. When Women Were Dragons exposes a world that wants to keep women small—their lives and their prospects—and examines what happens when they rise en masse and take up the space they deserve.

GENRE
Fiction
NARRATOR
KF
Kimberly Farr
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
15:29
hr min
RELEASED
2022
May 3
PUBLISHER
Random House Audio
SIZE
951.7
MB

Customer Reviews

sarah0hls123 ,

Meh

The book wasn’t terrible but it was more science-fiction than adventure in my opinion. I felt like the characters could have used some more development and it was a little repetitive. However, the writing and imagery absolutely saved the plot. Just wish there were more powerful moments. Its a nice book, but i wouldn’t read again.

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