Woman on the Edge of Time

De: Marge Piercy

Narrado por: Tanya Eby

Often compared to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid’s Tale and Naomi Alderman's The Power - Woman on the Edge of Time has been hailed as a classic of speculative science fiction. Disturbing and forward thinking, Marge Piercy’s remarkable novel will speak to a new generation.

Connie Ramos has been unjustly incarcerated in a mental institution with no hope of release. The authorities view her as a danger to herself and to others. Her family has given up on her.

But Connie has a secret - a way to escape the confines of her cell. She can see the future.

For fans of The Handmaid's Tale, this is a reissue of a much loved feminist classic.

©2020 Marge Piercy (P)2020 W F Howes

Reseñas de la Crítica

"She is a serious writer who deserves the sort of considered attention which, too often, she does not get." (Margaret Atwood)

Keeps you on the edge

The story within the story was the best part. There was so much unecessary description to meaningless scenes.

Feminist Classic

I started listening because I was curious about this second wave feminist sci-fi classic. I ended up thoroughly enjoying it. I was put off by the narrator at first, until I realized that her way of reading is perfect for the protagonists social situation and mental. I found it super interesting and much better than I had expected.

Very relevant in these times

Decades after this book was first published, Psychiatry continues to force its debilitating and damaging treatments disproportionately on ethnic and racial minorities, on those who live below the poverty line and all who have no access to community support. The biopsychiatry model is being challenged, but in times of corporate and State merger, this information is not shared in mainstream news or taught in most universities. Oral histories and works of fictions, which are based on them, are valuable.

great writer

loved it, related to it, internalized it. this book depicts a history and possible outcomes. wonderful feminist reading.

What a hot mess

Everything about this was disorganized inconsistent, and a tremendous loss of 14 hours. For anyone to compare it to handmaid‘s tale is beyond my comprehension. It is like being trapped in a lazy and dumb persons head as they flipped through dumb thoughts and ideas all day. If that’s your thing, then this is for you. The foundation is nonexistent the stereotyping of gender and race is ignorant. Kept waiting on the sci fi claim to reveal itself- but guess what- that didn’t happen unless mental illness is now classified as sci fi. The sparse references to anything that may have been interesting regarding institutional practices was not enough to outweigh the overwhelming haze and incomplete thought processes. Overall tremendous disappointment.
The narrator tried and ultimately may have made a bad book just a little less bad.

DNF

uuuggghhhh Connie sucks as a character. way too many ideas for one book... jus drags an is boring to follow.