
The Gate to Women’s Country
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Narrated by:
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Emily Durante
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By:
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Sheri S. Tepper
Women rule in Women's Country. Women live apart from men, sheltering the remains of civilization. They have cut themselves off with walls and by ordinance from marauding males. Waging war is all men are good for. Men are allowed to fight their barbaric battles among themselves, garrison against garrison. For the sake of his pride, each boy child ritualistically rejects his mother when he comes of age to be a warrior. But all the secrets of civilization are strictly the possession of women.
Naturally, there are men who want to know what the women know. And when Stavia meets Chernon, the battle of the sexes begins all over again. Foolishly, she provides books for Chernon to read. Before long, Chernon is hatching a plan of revenge against women.
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Perhaps Tepper's greatest work in audio book form!!
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listened more than once
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This is my favorite dystopian feminist novel
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Classic Sherri Tepper
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Dark, classic
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A must listen
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Tepper treats societal goods and evils with a deft touch, allowing her characters to be flawed and redeemed, or not, in a credible manner. Even the more 'over-the-top' personages seem plausible, if somewhat alarming. With regard to the Holylanders, anyone who has read a headline or seen any TV news lately will discover a sect that is almost terrifying in their potential for existence, even more so than when this book was published. You might want to wait to listen to their section of the book until you are in a safe, secure place, as Tepper goes to a very dark place to bring these religious personages to life. It's that disturbing.
The main female characters are presented with compassion and disdain, as needed. Tepper allows her people to make mistakes, learn from them, or persist in their foolishness, just as one would find in real life. Her settings are delightfully ambiguous, with one wondering just where Marthatown and Peggyville are located. North America? Australia? You aren't sure, and this uncertainty emphasizes the fundamental belief that "Yes, this could happen here...", since there is no definite 'here' here.
I freely admit to fandom for Tepper and her works, to the point that I really cannot point to any major flaws in this work, as written. In fact, the only negative comment I can make is to warn potential listeners that, to me, the narrator tends to fall into a near "computer-generated" voice when reading descriptive passages. This did wear off after about half an hour, and did not detract from the enjoyment of the rest of the story, but had I no knowledge of the beauty of this work, I might have been hard pressed to continue to listen until familiarity bred acceptance. If you are like me, and get discouraged by hearing the sample, please persevere. It will probably be worth it.
Looking forward to getting more of Tepper's works available on audiobook!
So much of this is relevant to today's headlines..
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Loved then, love more now
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Amazing Story
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Classic feminist SF... if you MUST call it that!
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