The Fortress by S. A. Jones (Erewhon Books, 2020)

★★★★★

(content warning: rape, rape of children)

A high-powered male executive agrees to enter a woman-led society where, for one year, he will be forbidden to ask questions, to raise his hand in anger, or to refuse sex.

Wow, it’s been a while since I read a book that was this divisive on Goodreads. From the reviews, I judge that a significant number of people go into this book thinking it’s about female empowerment, when it’s… really not. It’s a book about men and what it takes to change the way men think and behave. In that, I think it succeeds wonderfully.