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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
challenging
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny
couldn't quite get into it, at least not as a novel/narrative. v didactic, and all of the politics v familiar by now
I'm not going to lie; half the time I didn't know what the hell was going on. About halfway through I had to search info on the book and found out it's not meant to be a story at all: the entire book uses the science-fiction genre as a catalyst for feminist discussion. Each of the women is an aspect of the author herself.
The overall writing is absolutely beautiful even if the story makes little to no sense. It's a very powerful read.
I can't say much more about it; its just something you have to read. I strongly recommend it.
The overall writing is absolutely beautiful even if the story makes little to no sense. It's a very powerful read.
I can't say much more about it; its just something you have to read. I strongly recommend it.
reflective
Loveable characters:
Complicated
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Incredibly vague, no sort of obvious plotline, I was unable to follow what was happening.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Feminist science fiction from the 1970s. It'll be dated, because things are so different now, right? Well, not so much. At one point a man mansplains his vision of feminist equality to a woman, before smoothly continuing that of course biological differences mean that men and women won't actually have the same jobs - but they'll still be equals, at least notionally.
The title comes from one of the characters' observations that if "man" is the term for all humans, as people used to insist in the 70s and 80s, then a woman is by definition a man.
One detail I really appreciated is that the author breaks the fourth wall to critique the inevitable patronizing and dismissive comments that she knew the book would get. In fact, ultimately it's a book that practically begs to be laughable and irrelevant — but sadly, it still isn't.
The title comes from one of the characters' observations that if "man" is the term for all humans, as people used to insist in the 70s and 80s, then a woman is by definition a man.
One detail I really appreciated is that the author breaks the fourth wall to critique the inevitable patronizing and dismissive comments that she knew the book would get. In fact, ultimately it's a book that practically begs to be laughable and irrelevant — but sadly, it still isn't.
medium-paced
adventurous
hopeful
reflective