Books: Woman on the edge of time - Marge Piercy

[cybermule]

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_on_the_Edge_of_Time

A friend gave me a copy of this - they loved it so much that they get spare copies and give them away. Which is the kind of awesome friends I have. Anyway, this book may be triggering if you have mental health issues / domestic violence triggers. Other than being grim, it's also good. I didn't realise it was 40 years old. It's written about a mother who's lost her child, been sectioned, and travelled to the future.

In a lot of ways, it reminds me of Ursula Le Guin - it hits the same themes of gender, society and sexuality. It's a different perspective on it all though, as the person telling the story is split between two worlds rather than actually living in the future utopia. That gives it an edge.

Piercy has written a cyberpunk novel and some poetry that I quite fancy trying, so this book has been memorable and good for sparking other interests. Welcome to borrow my copy.

Comments

[inulro]

I had to read it for my dystopias class in second year and I remember hating it, but it was towards the end of the year when you hate everything. I should really give it another chance one day.

[cybermule]

A class on dystopias sounds good but grueling. I'll post other reviews when Libraries West deliver 😊