![]() ![]() The challenge is to imagine a world where categories, expectations, and conventions of American life collapse enough to birth real change. In the end, though, the novel is breathtaking in its recalibration of gender roles. But the land was still claimed by Whiteness. This time the dry earth was hard fought by women, yes, and women trying to rewrite history on their terms. Its a quick book, deeply genre and trope-ful from time to time. ![]() Race, class, and gender are all on Ada’s mind, but the power structures where those things intersect occasionally get lost. This book surprised me I went in knowing very little of what to expect, and Im glad I did. North’s rendering of race is less sure-footed. North renders a dazzling landscape, punctuated by a musicality that lulls you like a folk song. Featuring an irresistibly no-nonsense, courageous, and determined heroine, Outlawed dusts off the myth of the old West and reignites the glimmering promise of. Fans of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale are in for a stellar ride where gender roles, sexuality, agency, and self discovery come together, making North’s story as experimental and novel as it is classic. The results in North’s tale are varied and breathe new life into the Western format. There’s always a test involved when a stunt of this kind is pulled: will it hold up on its face as a compelling story?. ![]() On its premise it’s an exciting idea: a classic American tale with the script flipped starring a woman as the leading man. ![]()
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