I would recommend it for anyone interested in feminism and gender equality. Who Runs the World by Virginia Bergin (Goodreads Author) 2.96 Rating details 2,152 ratings 374 reviews From the author of H2OIn a society where women rule and men are almost extinct, River discovers a dark secret that will change her world as she knows it Sixty years ago, a virus wiped out almost all men on Earth. Even though this book had some flaws, I enjoyed it immensely and thought it was very thought provoking and interesting.2.Why does River’s mother do nothing about the trade situation with the XYs? She’s a national rep, so surely she has some power to change that kind of thing or prevent it from happening.Why do they have to go to find Masons mum in the first place? I understand that they need to protect him because he wanted to cover for River, but could they have just not reported it and then mason wouldn’t have to go anywhere. To me, the second part didn’t make much sense, and the epilogue doesn’t either. “The Mummas praise this event the Granmummas do not like to speak of it.The story was sad but sweet, and you can’t help but admire the grandmumma’s for being incredibly brave when so many of their, brothers, fathers and friends have been killed by he virus, there is one line that really explained that for me and it’s in the middle of the book when River is explaining how they had to turn off all the power in the houses that weren’t occupied after the virus struck and it was:

I loved that even though Kate is the eldest person in River’s household she uses modern slang terms that make River and her mother very confused.The characters were good, and I was really able to feel for River and the way her whole life has been turned upside down.I thought the book was a little hard to get into and some things were a bit too convenient for my liking. The men that are left are kept in sanctuaries to prevent them catching the virus. Who runs the world is about a fourteen year old girl called River who lives in England sixty years after a virus wiped out nearly all the males on the planet. It’s not out until June 1st 2017, but if you’re keen to pre-order it’s already online at my publishers, Macmillan. and maybe some of the text might be different too! (You know me: I’ll keep tinkering right up until it goes to the printers.) This is the proof copy, to be sent out for review, so the final cover will look different.

Until she met Mason, she thought they were extinct.”

It’s not so great if you’re a boy, but fourteen-year-old River wouldn’t know that. In two generations, the female population has grieved, pulled together and moved on, and life really is pretty good – if you’re a girl. “Sixty years after a virus has wiped out almost all the men on the planet, things are pretty much just as you would imagine a world run by women might be: war has ended greed is not tolerated the ecological needs of the planet are always put first.

Who runs the world by virginia bergin