Wanderground: Stories of the Hill Women

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Summary: If you only read one book, this should be it
Review: I read this book for the first time in 1980. It became the standard by which I have judged other feminist/lesbian books. The concept is uniquely wonderful.It is a must read for any woman identified female who enjoys fiction about women.

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Summary: A classic feminist novel
Review: It began as protections for women, but soon the lives of women became more and more controlled, and anyone who protested either disappeared or had a sudden change of heart. Women left the cities for the wilderness to live their lives as they chose, but sometimes they were hunted, captured, raped, or killed. Now, years later, women's culture in the wilderness blossoms in balance with nature, and they've developed amazing abilities of flight and telepathy. The threat from the governing men of the cities seems to be growing, and the women struggle to decide their path as the gentles (those men dedicated to nonviolence, especially against women) contact them to assist. But can the gentles be trusted, even though they're men? "Wanderground" is a classic utopian story of interconnected tales, as well as a potent novel about the power of women as a group. With a force equal to such feminist classics as "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Woman on the Edge of Time", "Wanderground" inspires us to envision a world lived in harmony with each other and with the world, and shows us the possibilities of reward in such an environment.

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Summary: A Masterpiece
Review: This book is a treasure; strangely powerful and yet gentle, it touches on the issue of gender vs. behavior even as it weaves the story of women without men. Described by some as a utopian world, the story points up the struggle to be constantly vigilant against our own worst human nature. This is a masterpiece.