The Silence Project by Carole Hailey

Rating:

3 Stars

Themes:

Dystopian Fiction, Feminist, Politics, Speculative Fiction, Contemporary 

Thoughts:

The Community in this book shows how easy it can be to fall prey to a cult. Emilia knows exactly how difficult the Community is through her experience as her mother first started her silence and as the Community started and grew before the event. But despite this after the event she was left in a vulnerable state to become easy prey to them and their distorted views. 

The book is written in a strange sort of way to me as it is as if Emilia is writing the book herself but with extracts of emails, letters and newspaper articles aswell as sections of ‘Rachel of Chalkam's’ diaries and notebooks. 

Favourite Quote:

"We don’t hear each other. To hear you must listen. To listen you must be silent. Everyone is shouting. No one is listening. People are angry, but no one is listening. People are scared, but no one is hearing. We believe our voice must be heard above all others, but all voices deserve to be heard. When no one hears, no one cares. When no one cares, no one matters. Stop shouting. Listen. Hear."