“A triumph of the imagination. Rich, complex, impossible to put down.”—Alice HoffmanIn the middle of the twenty-first century, life as we know it has changed for all time. Shira Shipman’s marriage has broken up, and her young son has been taken from her by the corporation that runs her zone, so she has returned to Tikva, the Jewish free town where she grew up. There, she is welcomed by Malkah, … welcomed by Malkah, the brilliant grandmother who raised her, and meets an extraordinary man who is not a man at all, but a unique cyborg implanted with intelligence, emotions—and the ability to kill. . . .
From the imagination of Marge Piercy comes yet another stunning novel of morality and courage, a bold adventure of women, men, and the world of tomorrow.
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“He, She and It” is the first book by Marge Piercy I have read. The story takes place in the near future (middle or the 21st century?). Environmental and political disasters have reshaped the world. Multi-national corporations rule. The economic elite live in a few high-tech, urban centers (fortresses) while the overwhelming majority of the …
I thought this was a wonderful peak into the capitalistic future of climate change, and a haunting probe into what it means to be human.
I didn’t really care for book and put it down after about a hundred pages. The main problem I have with the book is all of the slang terms and silly acronyms that the author uses for just about everything. They don’t move the story forward and serve as more of a distraction. The story takes place in a future controlled by large corporations, with …
He, She, And It is the only book I’ve read by Piercy so far. Her many fans, some of whom I am book buddies with, tell me that I will love most if not everything she has published. She is on my list of authors to read more of. He, She, And It won the Arthur C. Clarke award in 1993.)
I read the paperback version.
Highlights: This book fed my …