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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I've read this book three times now and fell in love with it each time. This book pulls me in and I cancel plans, close the window shades, ignore the phone, and cuddle up on the couch and read this straight through--three times in the last decade. |
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“I've read this book three times now and fell in love with it each time. This book pulls me in and I cancel plans, close the window shades, ignore the phone, and cuddle up on the couch and read this straight through--three times in the last decade.
Tina Janc wrote this review Monday, August 11 2008. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Piercy creates compelling characters--human and non-human--who read REAL and are impulsive and beautiful and scared and devious and ugly. And all of them interesting.
He, She and It is science fiction at it's best. The time is a remarkably real future--the planet nearly dead from human stupidity, most of humanity living in horrible poverty or as slaves to the "multis": mega-corporations fighting for control of what's left of the planet. Then there are the rare and privileged "free towns". Mostly liberal enclaves that have figured out how to exist free of the multis, but whose fragile freedom is increasingly threatend.
He, She and It is also historical fiction as Piercy takes us back to the Jewish Ghetto in 14th century Prague. Her expertise as a writer shows as she skillfully weaves the two time periods together in what becomes a modern Frankenstein story.
Definitely worth a read--or three.
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“I really enjoyed the political science fiction that this book had to offer.”
Laura T wrote this review Tuesday, April 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Brilliant literary sci-fi, exploring not just the techno bells and whistles but the subjectivity of possible futures, utopian and dystopian. A human-cyborg romance is at the center (why can't men be as good as a loyal robot?), with an interwoven story about a medieval golem that adds another layer of complexity and interest. CP says: outstanding! Better than Woman on the Edge, which is Piercy's more famous and also great work.”
Chris P wrote this review Thursday, November 8 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Marge Piercy's "He, She and It" weaves three of its major threads - the golem myth, the future and its feminist perspective on both, into a delightful tapestry that takes it into a wholly different dimension. Using a complex set of characters abd settings, Piercy transforms this regular sci-fi novel into a fascinating study of what it means to be truly 'human'. As the narrative follows the protagonist, Shira Shipman's struggles to regain custody of her son,aided by a 'super' human cyborg, it paints a grim picture of the future where the world is dominated by transnational 'tech' corporations who have become more powerful than the humans who created them. This vision of the future is especially frightening as it is quite plausible (in some ways). A parallel narrative ( a Piercy specialty) looks at the past (with a golem story of its own) which is equally grim and one is forced to ask if violence is but second nature to humans, almost as innate as the maternal instinct. The novel also takes on the interesting subject of relationships between humans and robots, not all of it platonic. Overall, a delightful read. Specially recommended for feminist readers.”
anudg wrote this review Wednesday, September 26 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Very enjoyable.”
qotu wrote this review Thursday, July 19 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Feminist SF revision of the golem myth set in dystopic near future. Some robot sex. Pretty good. ”
zombrarian wrote this review Monday, October 23 2006. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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