Roberto
The synopsis: After an apocalyptic event 40 women found themselves locked in a basement and guarded by men. They receive food once per day, they are not allowed to touch each other, a light is always on which dims when it's time for bed. It seems like a sci-fi dystopian mystery, but it's actually a psychological and philosophical book with those things just playing a minor role.
There are no chapters, we are reading the written memoirs of our main character. She was just a little girl when she was thrown in the basement so she has memories only of this new world. While it's not quite a standard structure for the book, it has 3 acts each with its own distinct themes. The first one is not great, but it becomes better and better and I've read the last 100 pages in one sitting.
Spoiler (minor): the only spoiler is there is no spoiler, just like in life we don't always get all the answers.
The synopsis: After an apocalyptic event 40 women found themselves locked in a basement and guarded by men. They receive food once per day, they are not allowed to touch each other, a light is always on which dims when it's time for bed. It seems like a sci-fi dystopian mystery, but it's actually a psychological and philosophical book with those things just playing a minor role.
There are no chapters, we are reading the written memoirs of our main character. She was just a little girl when she was thrown in the basement so she has memories only of this new world. While it's not quite a standard structure for the book, it has 3 acts each with its own distinct themes. The first one is not great, but it becomes better and better and I've read the last 100 pages in one sitting.
Spoiler (minor): the only spoiler is there is no spoiler, just like in life we don't always get all the answers.