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by: Marge Piercy
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: December 01, 2006
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: November 21, 2006
Sales Rank: 1072681
Studio: Harper Perennial
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Rating: - (4.5 stars) Why don't they teach this in school?
The more I read historical fiction the more convinced I am that the educational system in America is completely inadequate (and I went to a supposedly college prep school!) "Sex Wars" by Marge Percy is a particularly good example of that failure. There is so much in this novel about women's history that should not be forgotten-especially now. There is information in this book that should be taught to everyone so that we can keep from backsliding into a nation where once again women are treated as ... Read More
Rating:  - Another gem from Marge Piercy
My husband and I often read the same books, and it was particularly enjoyable to share this one together. We don't agree with the previous reviews. We loved the ways that Piercy wove together historical information with the characters lives. We were both so inspired by Victoria Woodhull that we got her biography from the library and combed through that as well. I have always liked the ways that Piercy shifts time frames and social contexts, helping the reader to imagine him or herself in the shoes ... Read More
Rating: - Quasi-Fictitious, Real Life Characters
Utterly fascinating. An exceptional book.
Weaves truth with fiction, making for a very informative, highly readable historical account of those years (in New York) right after the Civil War, and into Reconstruction (although Reconstruction is not discussed an any great length here, the well-read individual who pursues her/his interest in the Civil War and its aftermath may find some points of comparison and contrast when comparing the Reconstruction years in New York City with those in ... Read More
Rating: - Terrific Read
Most exciting historical novel I've read in ages, set in an unusual time, just after the Civil War. It follows several very different people, including the leading "first wave" feminists Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Victoria Woodhull, along with the puritannical moral campaigner Anthony Comstock, and a struggling recent Jewish immigrant and her family. I could hardly put the book down as it ranged from one group of characters to another, and I found it just delicious. Other reviewers ... Read More
Rating: - Great Read -Women Lives in Post-Civil War Times
I really enjoyed reading Sex Wars. Many of the characters were real people (especially women) fighting to live out their goals and dreams in the 1870's and 1880's. When I finished the book I had to immediately look up the real life stories of Victoria Woodhull (notorious free love speaker, stockbroker and medium), Anthony Comstock (fighter of profanity who goes too far), Susan Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Vanderbilt. The fictional character of Freydah was great too. She really made me imagine ... Read More
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