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Bezig met laden... Dark Water's Embracedoor Stephen Leigh
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A surprising good book with a clever idea. I like the characters and the premise and look forward to reading the second book. ( ) I really like the anthropology in Leigh's novel, and the characters were well-developed and sympathetic, and the premise of the novel was pretty interesting, describing the parallel fall of an ancient alien civilization and of a highly inbred human colony struggling to survive. The stories interweave in some really cool ways. I have low tolerance for novels that portray LGBT (or, in this case, intersex) people as merely victims, which this one could easily have done. However, the main character was so well developed, intelligent, and had such believable agency that I wasn't upset when she got shunned. The aliens were pretty cool, too. The plot was well-constructed, though I found it predictable because I had been spoiled for it all by Pearson's article. The only thing I didn't like was the use of the word "hermaphrodite", which is considered somewhat insulting by intersex people nowadays. This book is ten years old, however, so I cut it a break. There wasn't a whole lot of consciousness out there at the time over the use of that word, and the portrayal is very sympathetic toward the intersexed, so. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Miccail Series (1) Prijzen
It has been a century since a small group of humans was marooned on a distant planet. Now their descendants struggle with rising infertility, infant mortality, and mysterious birth defects for which no cause--or cure--can be found. Reproduction has become essential, and those who cannot produce children are scorned. Anais, a brilliant female doctor born with inexplicable physical abnormalities, falls victim to this severe treatment. But then comes a startling revelation during an examination of a remarkably preserved corpse, a member of the planet's long extinct native race. With horror, Anais discovers that the ancient creature has deformities nearly identical to her own. There must be some link between the planet's past and the plight of the present-day humans, and Anais must find it before she is exiled forever--thwarting her society's last chance for survival. It has been a century since a small group of humans was marooned on a distant planet. Now their descendants struggle with rising infertility, infant mortality, and mysterious birth defects for which no cause--or cure--can be found. Reproduction has become essential, and those who cannot produce children are scorned. Anais, a brilliant female doctor born with inexplicable physical abnormalities, falls victim to this severe treatment. But then comes a startling revelation during an examination of a remarkably preserved corpse, a member of the planets long extinct native race. With horror, Anais discovers that the ancient creature has deformities nearly identical to her own. There must be some link between the planets past and the plight of the present-day humans, and Anais must find it before she is exiled forever--thwarting her societys last chance for survival. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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