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I've Finished: The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper

On one hand, The Gate to Woman's Country is a product of its time. Dealing with the aftermath of world war III. On the other hand, toxic masculinity is as relevant as ever.

In dialogue with the Iliad, Tepper Imagines a woman lead society that segregates men to a military garrison limited to Trojan War technology and confining war to formal battlefields set outside the walls where women, children and men who have renounced military life, live.

There is more to it than that, the arrangement isn't stable and must be maintained. The segregation isn't hermetic and women interact with the warriors outside Carnival Time. This is where the drama and the characters weaknesses and strengths come into play.

One place Where Women's Country really feels dated is that in a society where the sexes are mostly confined to their own camps and where marriage has been abolished, there is no mention of lgbtq sex.

A thought experiment with depth and compelling characters.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/cf7a67ef-a154-4b08-bcd8-7855a345c3d9

PS.
The audioook is available to the Audible Plus catalogue.

https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Gate-to-Womens-Country-Audiobook/B07D9PLHSB?ref_pageloadid=2cCp7yKQTDailcgf&pf_rd_p=80765e81-b10a-4f33-b1d3-ffb87793d047&pf_rd_r=71HP3JQZEDAG4GSP7E76&plink=pmK2QE0tBNKcHapr&pageLoadId=Ey4YJsfjEI3uiYlc&creativeId=4ee810cf-ac8e-4eeb-8b79-40e176d0a225&ref=a_library_t_c5_libItem_B07D9PLHSB_1

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