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On the planet Winter, there is no gender. The Gethenians can become male or female during each mating cycle, and …
Copyright (c) Yuval Noah Harari 2011 ISBN 9780099590088 (isbn 978-0-09-959008-8)
Great story and different enough from the TV show in terms of who the characters are and how they act. I could easily imagine a very different world than on Apple TV+, but some things were the same.
Less diverse, though, than Apple's version. Some situations aren't very believable as a woman. Politicised identities either are not named or the internal oppressive dynamics aren't stated, as in how has various forms of oppression existed <spoiler>inside the silo through a Western history aside from the central class allegory.</spoiler>
Emotionally, I was pretty gripped and could ignore most political aspects.
"Humans are a varied and divergent bunch with all manner of beliefs, morals, and bodies. Systems of oppression thrive off …
Trans people in Britain today have become a culture war 'issue'. Despite making up less than 1% of the country's …
