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Title: The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper ISBN: 0-553-28064-3 Publisher: Spectra Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (64 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Gate to Women's Country
Comment: This story does not "bash" men, as some reviewers have suggested; it reveres gentle men. The males have a choice between maintaining the status quo of untold centuries, (which hasn't worked to the benefit of society), or crossing through the gate to an entirely different and, for them, unknown reality.
The women, too, are torn by indecision, and the women who are charged with making the hardest decisions, (for others as well as themselves), recognize their responsibility, and proceed with courage no matter the difficulties.
I have given this book to all five of my (very strong) daughters and have recommended it to many others, male as well as female. It is always well-regarded, and I have re-read it a dozen times,... always finding something new. The several surprises in the story continue to be a delight, even though they are now familiar to this reader.
Everything Sheri Tepper writes is engaging but The Gate to Women's Country is her best work.
Rating: 5
Summary: An amazing book - a must read for all women (and some men)
Comment: My Aunt gave me a copy of this book a few years ago. I read it, liked it and forgot it. As I was going through some boxes after a recent move, I discovered my paperback and immediately began reading it again.
After we have managed to drop enough atom bombs to cover the earth in desolate sretches of radioactive wasteland, the survivors have seeked out a patch of earth that is livable - Women's Country. In women's country, a society governed by women lives inside the city walls, while the men who choose to be warriors live outside the walls, protecting the city. A fascinating entanglement of secret activities led by the all-women council weave a web of amazing strength and ultimately, the perfect society and culture without war. The Gate to Women's Country is complex, jumping between two different times, chronicling the life of a woman and the people around her while at the same time dropping hints about the secrets held by the council. The end of the book reveals all and leaves you with some very deep thoughts to ponder... Definitely a wonderful way to spend three hours.
Rating: 5
Summary: Rewards the reader and the re-reader
Comment: I have read many of Tepper's novels, but this was the first and is still by far my favorite. I find that her characters are often somewhat two-dimensional, especially the largely unsympathetic males, and her dialogue can occasionally seem awkward and stilted. However, the breathtaking ingenuity Tepper exhibits in designing and ever-so-slowly revealing the astonishing post-apocalyptic society called Women's Country more than compensates for these flaws. Gripping on a first read, this book will surprise and disturb you again and again.
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Title: Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper ISBN: 0553295276 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Visitor by Sheri S. Tepper ISBN: 0380821001 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Grass by Sheri S. Tepper ISBN: 055376246X Publisher: Spectra Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1993 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Gibbon's Decline and Fall by Sheri S. Tepper ISBN: 0553573985 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Family Tree by Sheri S. Tepper ISBN: 0380791978 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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