The Female Man (5 points)

            Where to begin? Joanna, Janet, Jael, or Jeannine’s world? I guess they are all the same really. Well, maybe. This book makes me wonder if I have some different versions of myself out there somewhere. Are they living a better life or a worse one? Maybe they are just living a different life of the same quality as mine? It is interesting to think about but also a bit terrifying.

            This book is quite original. It is kind of hard to describe because there are so many layers to it (really just four layers). It reminds me of the atmosphere presented in Fahrenheit 451. Each world is a sort of alternate reality although similar in many ways to the world we live in. Some of the dimensions seem very extreme but when you think about it they are not that far off. I think the best science fiction stories take the real world and turn it into something that seems very radical.

            I love how the four main characters are basically the same person from different dimensions. It shows how different we could be if there were just slight changes in the world we live in. At the same time, it shows that we have parts of ourselves that will always remain the same.

            When these four women meet each other and learn that they are from different worlds, they are shocked at how different their lives are. Some wish they could be in another world and others are more thankful for the world they are in. However, most of them agree that they deserve better.

            Many reviews of the book that I have read suggested that the content of this book is outdated. I don’t think this is really true. Is a history textbook outdated? In some ways this book may be talking about the things of the past but I think the majority of the things going on in the book still happen today. Our situations are different but when it comes down to it, this world doesn’t change as much as we think. This book is original, telling a science fiction yet very real story that is still impactful today.

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