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by: Marge Piercy
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780449220603
ISBN: 0449220605
Label: Fawcett
Manufacturer: Fawcett
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: January 23, 1993
Publisher: Fawcett
Release Date: January 23, 1993
Sales Rank: 66511
Studio: Fawcett
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'A triumph of the imagination. Rich, complex, impossible to put down.'
Alice Hoffman
In 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, 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.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - he she it review
A good piece of novel dealing with many issues. gender, feminism, bodies...Sci-fi aspect is just a background but it is woven meticilously
Rating:  - A longtime favorite
Ms. Piercy is one of my favorite writers, and this was the first book I read by her. I prefer this and other of her sci-fi writings to her historical fiction and social commentary pieces.
Her continual challenges to gender definitions and boundaries always fascinate. In this story, vanity is a ruling force and helps to enforce the socioeconomic classes that exist in what seems to be a techno-corporate-fiefdom. The naievete and rebelliousness of the characters in Shira's circle are somewhat ... Read More
Rating: - Spiritual SF
I always enjoy Marge Piercy's books, but I wish she'd write more SF, like this one is. Marge Piercy is at her best when she is unfettered by mere temporal facts.
The cyberpunk world of Marge Piercy's *He, She, and It* future is an environmental wreck where a few domed cities are decent places to live, and the rest of the world is gang-ridden and poisonous. The heroine of this book, Shira, is enmeshed in a bad situation and returns home to a Jewish stronghold domed city. (Although Piercy writes ... Read More
Rating: - Great feminist cyberpunk
This is easily my favorite cyberpunk novel, for several reasons:
The plot line is interesting and not simplistic. Another reviewer wrote that it was hard to follow. I disagree, and thought that the interweaved story telling added quite a bit and made it a much more interesting story.
The references to the golem stories, and for those who have studied them, the related ethical dilemmas are quite interesting.
Marge Piercy is a great writer. You won't find places where you ... Read More
Rating:  - Great love story
I read this many years ago. It was originally published in 1991, so as far as sci-fi innovations and ideas, it's a bit behind, and perhaps was at the time. I really loved it when I read it initially, because I think it works primarily as a romance for those of us that aren't interested in "romantic fiction". I was just becoming interested in sci-fi, so I enjoyed that element at the time, and I enjoyed the Jewish historical tale of the golem that parallels the actual plot. There are leaps in logic, as one of ... Read More
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