Theodore Sturgeon
Paperback | Pages: 224 pages Rating: 3.74 | 1731 Users | 112 Reviews
Details Epithetical Books Venus Plus X
| Title | : | Venus Plus X |
| Author | : | Theodore Sturgeon |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 224 pages |
| Published | : | October 5th 1999 by Vintage (first published 1960) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction |
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Charlie Johns has been snatched from his home on 61 North 34th Street and delivered to the strange future world of Ledom. Here, violence is a vague and improbable notion. Technology has triumphed over hunger, overpopulation, pollution, even time and space. But there is a change Charlie finds even more shocking: gender is a thing of the past. Venus Plus X is Theodore Sturgeon's brilliant evocation of a civilization for whom tensions between male and female and the human preoccupation with sex no longer exist. As Charlie Johns explores Ledom and its people, he finds that the human precepts he holds dear are profane in this new world. But has Charlie learned all there is to know about this advanced society? And why are the Ledom so intent on gaining Charlie's approval? Unsettling, compelling, and no less than visionary, here is science fiction at its boldest: a novel whose wisdom and lyricism make it one of the most original and insightful speculations on gender ever produced.Present Books Concering Venus Plus X
| Original Title: | Venus Plus X |
| ISBN: | 0375703748 (ISBN13: 9780375703744) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (1961) |
Rating Epithetical Books Venus Plus X
Ratings: 3.74 From 1731 Users | 112 ReviewsDiscuss Epithetical Books Venus Plus X
Utopian science fiction in which a confused protagonist comes to consciousness in an enigmatic futuristic isolated community, and mysteriously already knows their quirky language. The most significant quality differentiating the rhapsodic members of this creepy bubble of love and happiness is that they all possess both male and female genitalia, and they have outgrown or avoided any sort of gender-based expectations.Written in 1960, the fantasy is probably more interesting and relevant today3.5 stars. Originally posted at FanLit.Charlie Johns has woken up in a strange place called Ledom (thats model spelled backwards) in what appears to be a future where human beings have evolved. These future humans have some really amazing technology, theres no night, they dont require sleep, theyve cured many diseases, and theres no pollution, poverty, or war.But whats most significant is that theyve abolished gender humans are now hermaphrodites. Charlie sees men who are pregnant, taking care
Venus Plus X is a 1960 SciFi novel by one of the fathers of modern Science Fiction. It introduced feminism and gender fluidity and equality to the fans of SF. Recommended.
Theodore Sturgeon published Venus Plus X in 1960, before much of what would be considered the womens rights movement. Many science fiction books from this era were well written and visionary but the science has grown stale and modern readers wince at technological incongruities or fail to appreciate a novel idea when written when the reality has occurred; like driving past a reference to a cell phone from 1950.But here, the science has not lost its punch, but rather the social commentary.
A strange sf novel between utopia and sad future of humankind
While I'm sure it was ground-breaking when it was published, I personally don't feel it's stood the test of time. About halfway through I began skimming the chapters, more to get a sense of what the final 'twist' would be, than to really follow the plot. A few late chapters detailing the nature of the hermaphrodite race caught my attention, and are probably the only reason I would recommend picking this one up.
This book surprised the hell out of me. The cover makes it look like it's going to be some pulp scifi and it turns out to be EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE. (Seriously, whomever painted this cover should be sacked, and then the person who hired that person should be sacked.) This book is feminist as all get-out. It suggests the radical notion that men and women have many more similarities than differences -- and it just kind of says this, like, you know, it's probably right, right? And I'm like "!!!"
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