A review by rockinstrawberries
He, She and It by Marge Piercy

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

I did enjoy this book a lot. I found it interesting that the author seems to try to convey that humanness is somehow tied to sexuality through the fact that sexuality was a huge theme in this book, and that if a robot has a sexual drive that somehow makes the more human (can't relate, I'm literally asexual). As well, the author seems to be confused on what the definition of autistic is, and can be quite harmful when she repeatedly says that the "autistic cyborgs" must be killed off. Yod is very autistic coded, especially in his early descriptions of what life felt like for him. 

Overall, I really liked the book, even if at times the love story felt a bit forced (and unnatural). It inspired many thought streams about what it means to be a person, or to deserve personhood.