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Long ago, the Founding Mothers left old Earth and the Phylum Worlds, seeking a hidden place to reforge human destiny. Through genetic wizardry, they have altered human sexual patterns. For most of the year, any child born on the planet Stratos is a clone of her mother, identical to all the sisters in her veritable clan. Only in summer are 'vars' conceived - old-fashioned, gene-mixed girls, and even sometimes boys - each one garishly, ignobly unique. Maia, one lonely young var, grows up knowing she must summon all her skill to win a place in this world run by and for high-caste clanswomen, a world far gentler than those of the old Phylum . . . except for those rare seasons of change, when the planet seems to call its people forth to glory. Rich in texture, universal in theme, monumental in scope, GLORY SEASON is a saga of remarkable passion and drama, set in a faraway place and time but shining light upon issues vexing our own confused era.… (meer)
Sassm: These books share certain themes that I won't outline at risk of spoiling, and are both enjoyable reads. Someone who enjoyed Glory Season would probably be intrigued by Grass. I won't make the recommendation reciprocal, as I believe that Glory Season works best as an adventure/soap story rather than fitting the criteria of 'feminist science fiction' - somebody looking for that may not be looking for this book.… (meer)
ultimatebookwyrm: Two books in the nature of a thought experiment with regard to gender and social construction. Slow, methodical reads that aren't afraid to say a few things that won't be popular.
ultimatebookwyrm: Build a world - and the conspiracy will come. If you found Glory Season a bit slow-paced or vague on biological concepts, Ethan of Athos is the book for you.
jorvaor: Los argumentos son muy diferentes, pero en ambas novelas se describen sociedades el método de reproducción ha sido diseñado por científicos y es diferente del nuestro.
2020 reread: I really like this look at gender roles and the conflict between adaptability & stability. While the ending is realistic (given the world of Stratoin), it is somewhat depressing... ( )
My wife an I made it 100 pages into this and though it was interesting, it didn't grab either of us enough to make us want put the effort of reading 464 more pages to find out what happens in the end.
I really hope we're not passing up some life-changing epic here, but we've just got too many books on our shelves we haven't read yet to spend that much time on something that seemed like it would be a solid 3 stars. ( )
I am very fond of some of Brin's books, notably the The Postman, but this one strikes me as rather heavy-handed. It is about a world in which the first (women) settlers chose to reproduce primarily without men, but they do allow the existence of some men, chiefly sailors, who father children who do not fit the identical mold of the standard girls. These non-standard girls are called vars (variants). The heroine Maia and her sister Leia are vars, who are discriminated against in their society, so they go away to sea with the men. The book concludes with an interesting critique of the conventional hierarchical medieval setting of many fantasies and some sf. ( )
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We would have every path laid open to women.... Were this done... we would see crystallizations more pure and of more various beauty. We believe the divine energy would pervade nature to a degree unknown in the history of former ages, and that no discordant collision, but a ravishing harmony of the spheres, would ensue. -Margaret Fuller
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
To Cheryl Ann who rescued Maia from Flatland and me from loneliness
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Twenty-six months before her second birthday, Maia learned the true difference between winter and summer.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Long ago, the Founding Mothers left old Earth and the Phylum Worlds, seeking a hidden place to reforge human destiny. Through genetic wizardry, they have altered human sexual patterns. For most of the year, any child born on the planet Stratos is a clone of her mother, identical to all the sisters in her veritable clan. Only in summer are 'vars' conceived - old-fashioned, gene-mixed girls, and even sometimes boys - each one garishly, ignobly unique. Maia, one lonely young var, grows up knowing she must summon all her skill to win a place in this world run by and for high-caste clanswomen, a world far gentler than those of the old Phylum . . . except for those rare seasons of change, when the planet seems to call its people forth to glory. Rich in texture, universal in theme, monumental in scope, GLORY SEASON is a saga of remarkable passion and drama, set in a faraway place and time but shining light upon issues vexing our own confused era.
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I really like this look at gender roles and the conflict between adaptability & stability. While the ending is realistic (given the world of Stratoin), it is somewhat depressing... (