A review by _luminess_
Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The characters were amazingly written! I really felt for Connie the whole way through, and even the background characters were all carefully detailed and felt human. This was what pushed this book from simply a good essay into a good story as well. I'm a huge fan of Ursula K Le Guin, and the same emotional depth and tenderness of her writing can be found here in Piercy's work.

One star taken off because a huge amount of the worldbuilding was delivered plainly through characters' mouths— I got used to it, and I'm not sure if there would have been a better way to include it all, but it did somewhat cheapen the writing of an otherwise masterfully penned work.
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