Native Tongue

from DKGullen

The year is 2179, the war between the sexes is over and the men have 'won'. Women the world over are second-class citizens, without any power or independence. Even the best educated are totally subservient to men, only able to work if a husband or father permits. Our way into the world is through...

from jasmyn9

The majority (and important part) of this book takes place about 200 years from now. The world has changed dramatically. Aliens are our trading partners and women have been relegated to the role of perpetual child. All their rights have been removed and they are allowed to do nothing without perm...

from comixminx

Loved this - very happy to learn (after years of seeing this in bookshops and not getting round to picking it up) that it is in fact the first of a trilogy of feminist sf. And classic feminist sf it is too - classic sf, for that matter, with a very different society from ours clearly and intrigui...

from Aerrin99

Native Tongue is an interesting thought experiment with a lot to say about communication, language, and how both shape our reality. The premise itself can be a hard pill to swallow - in 1991, women's rights were rolled back, they are no longer legal entities. A couple of centuries later, women li...

from Aerrin99

Native Tongue is an interesting thought experiment with a lot to say about communication, language, and how both shape our reality. The premise itself can be a hard pill to swallow - in 1991, women's rights were rolled back, they are no longer legal entities. A couple of centuries later, women li...