Review of
Bitch Planet Book Two,
by Kelly Sue Deconnick and Valentine De Landro, ISBN 9781632157171
Five out of five stars
Hard dystopia based on some reality
In the content
advisory page, the statistic that 1 in 16 incarcerated females reported being
sexually assaulted while in prison is stated. This is hardly surprising, anecdotal
evidence indicates that the rate is higher in male prisons. Yet, it is a
statistic that demonstrates that life in prison his hard, in many cases, the main
threat is from other inmates.
This is the
second volume in a series about a dystopia where women are incarcerated in a
very high-tech prison. There are AI holograms that simulate people and there
are serious fights for dominance among the inmates. Yet, there is an underlying
plotline that some of the inmates are political prisoners. Specifically, a
woman named Eleanor Doane.
There are snippets of information to references to
some form of massive games, extremely wealthy and powerful men that control the
lives of most other people. One of those men is referred to as “high father.”
While this
graphic novel is entertaining, it is almost impossible to make sense of it all
if you have not read volume 1. I encountered this book in a used bookstore and
once I read it, began a search for the first volume. This is a great story, but
there are enough holes in the understanding to both intrigue and frustrate you.
There is no “story to date” leading page.
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