false 579954 9 <p> In the last years of his life, a contemplative Roman senator embarks on one last epic endeavor: to retell the history of human creation and reveal the little-known story of the Clefts, an ancient community of women living in an Edenic coastal wilderness. The Clefts have neither need nor knowledge of men; childbirth is controlled through the cycles of the moon, and they bear only female children. But with the unheralded birth of a strange new child—a boy—the harmony of their community is suddenly thrown into jeopardy. </p> <p> In this fascinating and beguiling novel, Lessing confronts the themes that inspired much of her early writing: how men and women manage to live side by side in the world and how the troublesome particulars of gender affect every aspect of our existence. </p> 2266775 2 1 2007 The Cleft total:348|5:22|4:64|3:117|2:92|1:53| 348 954 579 102 1 2 false false Mon May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 21:04:21 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 16:46:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 16:04:16 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 14:35:04 -0700 2008
In June, 1992, Doris Lessing wrote an Op-ed for the NY Times entitled, “Questions You Should Never Ask a Writer.” The questions that Lessing especially does not want to hear are, “What is the story really about? What does it mean?” In other words, we...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 12:52:44 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 13:07:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 31 13:03:44 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 21 16:20:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 11:18:49 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 11:54:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 16 13:12:21 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 23 08:01:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 03:34:35 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 00:56:44 -0700 2008
Basically, the book is about the world which the first sex was female and others than that are freaks. Told by a historian from the Roman empire, this book become so boring I barely finish i...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 22:44:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 23:03:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 16:23:15 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 16:35:06 -0800 2008 I also liked Doris Lessing's observation of th...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 12:02:02 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 12:11:01 -0700 2009 0.5 more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Aug 12 07:09:56 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 16:27:48 -0700 2008
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Her short stories are leagues above this novel,...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Feb 28 09:27:55 -0800 2009 Sun Jul 05 13:36:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 13:40:39 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 11:19:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=579954