ABANDONED. book where there are more than 2 genders

[John]

I remember vaguely reading this book but never finishing it a reaaaaally long time ago and now I can't really remember any significant details but that a man seems to be in a place he isn't familiar with and the people in this place don't just have 2 genders I believe he said they had 5 and that they saw genders and people differently than we (humans I think) did that they had a different perspective THANK YOU X A MIL

[Kate]

Shadow Man is a possibility. There were definitely more than two genders. For some reason, seven is in my memory, but it could have been five.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Duplicate thread deleted. Please don't create identical threads as it can get really, really confusing.

[Shanna_redwind]

Lilith's Brood has 3 genders. The aliens have mixed with humans in this series.

[Diana]

I suspect you are thinking of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Billy Pilgrim is abducted by aliens and kept in a human zoo. The aliens tell him that they have identified at least five genders in humans, and that humans see time in a linear way, which is differently than any other being.

[Diana]

I just looked it up, the aliens actually identified seven genders.

[Michele]

The Left Hand of Darkness fits the description.

[Arielle]

bumping - John, any luck? I was thinking Left Hand of Darkness myself.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

John, are you still looking for this or did you find it?

[Kris]

No response, moving to Abandoned folder.

John (OP) was last active on the site in November 2014.