Synopsis
In this world, perfection is everything
Elena Fairchild is a teacher at one of the state's new elite schools. Her daughters are exactly like her: beautiful, ambitious, and perfect. A good thing, since the recent mandate that's swept the country is all about perfection.
Now everyone must undergo routine tests for their quotient, Q, and any children who don't measure up are placed into new government schools. Instead, teachers can focus on the gifted.
Elena tells herself it's not about eugenics, not really, but when one of her daughters scores lower than expected and is taken away, she intentionally fails her own test to go with her.
But what Elena discovers is far more terrifying than she ever imagined...
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780008409609
- Number of pages: 384
- Dimensions: 240 x 159 x 32 mm
- Weight: 540g
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Horrifyingly plausible!
After reading another Dystopian novel. I found the Handmaiden's tale a bit too far fetched to be plausible. Although, I enjoyed reading it.
However, readin... READ MORE
Utterly gripping and scary
In times when nothing is more important than impressions, this novel shows how dangerous these superficial tendencies are - especially when they are exploi... READ MORE
Q by Christina Dalcher
I chose to read and review a free ARC of Q but that has in no way influenced my review.
I have mixed feelings about Q. On the one hand the writing is powe... READ MORE
Dystopian Thriller to terrify and grip you
Every child's potential is regularly determined by a standardized measurement: their quotient (Q). Score high enough, and attend a top tier school with a g... READ MORE
It's a good read but...
I like Christine Dalcher's speculative dystopian fiction but my one complaint is that the concept always seems to be extended just one step too far to make... READ MORE
Dalcher strikes again!
Another fantastic and brilliantly written book by Christina Dalcher. She immediately and completely immerses you in a dystopian world which has grown out o... READ MORE
Where’s the end?
It start off intriguing and builds nicely - then it’s like she just got bored and decided to end it in about 25 pages with the first ending she could think... READ MORE
Thought provoking, disturbing, highly recommend.
“What matters most are the ideas that take hold, that move through cultures and time, repeating themselves.”
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In the not too distant future everything r... READ MORE
Dystopian with an all too believable starting point!
Similar in structure to Vox, Dalcher has managed yet again to write a dystopian novel, with an all too believable starting point.
As a means to address sc... READ MORE
A gripping and thought-provoking read
‘Are we born like this? Or are we taught? Either answer is horrible in its own way’.
When Elena’s daughter is downgraded to a feared State School because ... READ MORE
Totally Unique
4.5
I have had VOX on my TBR since it came out and just never got round to reading it but now it is a priority! Christina Dalcher has an incredible imag... READ MORE
Powerful storytelling
Elena Fairchild is a teacher in a top school. Her husband is an important man is Education. Her eldest daughter breezes through school scoring highly in th... READ MORE
A compelling dystopian thriller
My thanks to HQ for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Q’ by Christina Dalcher in exchange for an honest review.
It was published on 30 April and I elected to pre... READ MORE
Edgy, riveting, and kept me turning the pages
For many years I have loved dystopian books. I love reading about how the authors’ idea of a futuristic, government-controlled world would look and whilst ... READ MORE
Science Fiction or a glimpse into the near future.
This is a disturbing book,although it is a work of fiction it could become a reality ,may well be in the eyes of some people.Children are graded according ... READ MORE
Dystopian novel with an all too believable starting point.
Similar in structure to Vox, Dalcher has managed yet again to write a dystopian novel, with an all too believable starting point.
As a means to address sc... READ MORE
A riveting tale of murder, suspense and intrigue. Loved it!
Gosh, but, I found this to be a riveting, disturbing, thought provoking read.
It's horrifying in parts, heart wrenching in others and with a fabulous endi... READ MORE
Education, education, eradication...
Another book for the Atwood enthusiasts and another which looks at a near future world in which life has become increasingly difficult for women. At first ... READ MORE
A riveting, disturbing, cracker of a read!
Gosh, but, I found this to be a riveting, disturbing, thought provoking read.
It's horrifying in parts, heart wrenching in others and with a fabulous endi... READ MORE
Disturbing and compelling
Another exceptional read from Christina Dalcher, if you enjoyed Vox, you'll like this too.
Q imagines American society, not far from the contemporary stat... READ MORE
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