Compelling
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This book is very much a product of the 70's. These characters are all beautiful, intelligent women who, for one reason or another, don't really have men in their lives. On first glance, the issues mentioned seem to be a touch out of date but while reading, I could not help myself from wondering if women are really as powerful nowadays as much as we would like to think or if, on the other hand, we have managed to tip the balance so far that men are now at a disadvantage - just like in "Whileaway". Still it would be truly a sad world if women all end up like "Jael". This is a beautifully written book with good insight into the 70's feminist imagination! Enjoy!
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An interesting theory about how sex began
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Unlike the previous reviewer, I don't think this is a novel! In a nutshell, the book describes how in the beginning, there were only females, who reproduced by sort of hatching eggs. Then, as time progressed, some females gave their eggs to others to "hatch" while they went off searching for food. Gradually, the hunters developed a piece of bodily equipment designed especially for giving their "egg" to the other and eventually, they became the males! Quite a theory and gives you something to think about.
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A masterpiece
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One of the best novels about sexual roles ever written. Any man that wishes to understand women should read this.
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