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"Everyone must have his own abortion."
I'll admit I didn't go into this one with high expectations. I was worried that Russ, for all her admirable fervor in her heyday as a champion of her sex, nowadays might come across as overly bitter, pushy, and of that proto-PoMo nausea-inducing type.
Luckily, I was wrong! This is one of the funniest, most creative sci-fi books I've read in a while and one that manages to wrap itself up in a neat socio-political message without becoming overtly preachy.
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I'll admit I didn't go into this one with high expectations. I was worried that Russ, for all her admirable fervor in her heyday as a champion of her sex, nowadays might come across as overly bitter, pushy, and of that proto-PoMo nausea-inducing type.
Luckily, I was wrong! This is one of the funniest, most creative sci-fi books I've read in a while and one that manages to wrap itself up in a neat socio-political message without becoming overtly preachy.
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I found this an extremely quick read (like 2 or 3 hours max) full of a scathing criticism of patriarchy and several perspectives on possible alternatives. I liked the humor and ingenuity of the plot even if the narrative was uneven at times. It is unfortunate that Ms Russ didn't write much more notable sci-fi after this.
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