The Carhullan Army

This is one of the best dystopian novels I've read in a long time. I thought it was very well written and nicely paced. It's about a woman who trades life in the oppressive near-future northern England for an almost equally dystopian women's commune somewhat hidden in the hills. I don't remember how many chapters there are but it's divided into four basic parts: the escape, the arrival, life in the commune, and the end. Each part seemed like just the right length to keep the novel moving without going too fast or too slow. I liked that the commune she runs to isn't the utopian ideal as in several of the books I've read, especially the older ones. It's just as dark and gritty as the place she escaped from. This book was nominated for the several awards, including the Gaylactic Spectrum Award for positive depictions of LGBTQ+ characters or themes in science fiction and fantasy and won a British award for literature by an author under the age of 35.

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