My biggest issue with this book is that Alderman more or less ignored issues that would arise with race and ethnicity. I cannot fathom this happening in reality without there being some severe racial differences in how the power is managed and she completely failed to address this.
That's a really good point, and something I (shamefully?) didn't even pick up on. I suppose because as a middle class white woman it's not something I face everyday - I'm trying to be better at noticing race issues in the media I consume (and the world at large!). I read Eddo-Lodge's 'Why I'm...' after I read this book, and it had made me a lot more aware of (among other things) how *unaware* I was of these issues. Thanks for your comment, it's made me reflect on my reading!
