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Leaper before looker…
I love books that explore how people and societies react to/change with circumstances.
I have no patience for stories that celebrate prejudice.
I fall asleep listening to historical romances and never review them.
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in all societies (even physically separated ones, the same argument he uses about sexism). However, his conclusion is the opposite: that rascism is not biologically rooted but rather is cultural. He does acknowledge that racism still abounds. So why are they different? He gives no good reason and, in fact, rebuts the popular arguments for a biological scaffold to support sexism.
And gods, he hates the modern world.
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He posits that rascism is a foolish social construct, but that sexism is clearly natural.
His argument is that since elephants and bonobos have matriarchal societies and since human societies are overwhelmingly (exclusively?) patriarchal, there must be a patriarchy genetic imperative. Interestingly, in his discussion of racism, he speaks for a while of the overwhelming prevalence of slavery as a custom…
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We do get some insight beyond London as well, which was a particularly welcome addition.
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…she can see through almost every plot. It becomes a bit Mary Sue-ish. OTOH, Winston is so naive in 1984 that she almost has to be a Mary Sue. My concerns about this were alleviated toward the end of the book.
In any case, Julia’s story is compelling and cohesive and I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Newman did a wonderful job of showing the societal impacts that would be particular to women in the original, without being as heavy-handed as the original.
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I learned a ton about American history that was never taught in my schools. Maybe I am particularly ignorant about U.S. history, but even if I am in the lower part, I still feel I am around average. Of course, high school courses really are just high-level overviews. Anyway, I really enjoyed it, but it certainly made me wonder why the Filipinos still like us.
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He definitely used an odd definition of religion. However, having just left Texas and living there during part of a rise of ChristoFascism, I have a hard time seeing any positive in religion right now.