4.5 stars. Like “The Handmaid’s Tale,” this book is a terrifying yet important thought experiment that plays out what happens after the government takes control of women’s bodies. In the world of “Red Clocks,” fertility treatments and abortion have been outlawed, and only couples are permitted to adopt. Women of childbearing age are trapped within U.S. borders by a “pink wall.” The book follows the lives of a few different women and shows how this new reality warps their motives, relationships, and futures. The characters are interesting and well-written, and the plot was surprising and kept me turning the pages. This is another one I got from the NYT’s “100 Notable Books of 2017” list.