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The Female Man (Paperback)

by Joanna Russ (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Women's Press Ltd,The; New edition edition (1 April 1985)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0704339498
  • ISBN-13: 978-0704339491
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 170,256 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Compelling, 29 Sep 2004
This review is from: The Female Man (A Women's Press classic) (Paperback)
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On first glance, the issues mentioned seem to be a touch out of date but while reading, I could not help myself from wondering if women are really as powerful nowadays as much as we would like to think or if, on the other hand,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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5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece, 12 Jan 1999
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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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4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting theory about how sex began, 6 Jun 1999
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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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4.0 out of 5 stars A Femninist Sci-Fi Classic, But So Very 70s
Jael and Janet are from the future (but not our future), Jeannine is from the present (but of another past), and Joanna is from now (or, rather from 1970). Read more
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