Marge Piercy
Paperback | Pages: 376 pages Rating: 3.95 | 13504 Users | 906 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Woman on the Edge of Time |
| ISBN: | 0449210820 (ISBN13: 9780449210826) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) |
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After being unjustly committed to a mental institution, Connie Ramos is contacted by an envoy from the year 2137, who shows her a utopian future of sexual and racial equality and environmental harmony.But Connie also bears witness to another potential outcome: a dystopian society of grotesque exploitation. One will become our world. And Connie herself may strike the decisive blow...
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| Title | : | Woman on the Edge of Time |
| Author | : | Marge Piercy |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 376 pages |
| Published | : | November 12th 1985 by Fawcett Books (first published May 1st 1976) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Science Fiction. Feminism. Time Travel. Dystopia |
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Ratings: 3.95 From 13504 Users | 906 ReviewsColumn About Books Woman on the Edge of Time
It's January 30th, so I'm shelving things I just can't face anymore.This has all the markings of something I should appreciate: alternate world byway of psychic connection, nontraditional middle-aged protagonist woman, social justice-y, criticism of gender norms and mental health institutions, plotless and without contrived action.But it's kind of blah. A book based on a lot of thought, but doesn't really foster much thinking. A then this, then this, then this kind of book. Moving on. Go away,Amazing if only for the introduction of 'per' as a gender neutral pronoun, Brilliant....and the social commentary is great as well..
This book took up my every waking hour while I was reading it, and indeed by the end I was having dreams about it too! Unfortunately my unconscious brain is not a good author, and the bits of plot I dreamed were rubbish! I loved reading about the utopian society, but I didn't read it entirely without misgivings. It was fun to wonder would things be better this or that way, but also I found myself wondering what exactly the author intended at some points. I mean, I know that Connie's observation
The most important thing to know about this book is that it was first published in 1976. This is such a late 1960s-early-mid 1970s story! Its funny because part of it takes place in the mid 70s and part takes place in the 22nd century. The 22nd century appears as though imagined in the 1970s. So, the future seems dated somehow. I suspect I would have thought it was brilliant if Id read it over three decades ago. Now, I cringed quite a bit and thought it was unintentionally humorous at times.The
This book is very imaginative, although a bit dated at times. Marge Piercy is a unique writer, in that she is very good at writing complex characters with strengths and flaws. Similiarly, her Utopian Society of the future has had to sacrifice some things that are extremely important to Connie (or nearly any 20th/ 21st C person) in order to create a sustaining and egalitarian society. This novel also has some nice poetic moments. In one of the more illustrative passages, Connie's friends from the
I took me a while to gather my thoughts on this book, and even then, I do not intend to say everything I feel about this novel. One thing I'll start with, is that I am so happy I picked this up. Thanks to a book group, I bought and devoured this novel, and without the group, I doubt I would have ever considered or even heard of this novel, and for that, I am grateful. This book is filled with so much meaning, speculation and is just smart all the way around. It tells the story of Connie, and
This book was first published in 1976 and recorded by audible in 2016. This shows that the book has some staying power since audible thought it was worth recording 40 years after publication. I have not read this book before now for unknown reasons. I am attracted by the author because of my recollections of her historic involvement with the War Resistors League and her progressive politics.I had very high expectations for this book which would've been hard to meet and in fact we're not met. The
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