RAISING THE STONES

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Summary: A genre-spanning post-modern feminist classic!
Review: This book is for everyone, not just science fiction fans. From the gentle slopes of a backwater agricultural world to the rocky shores of a decadent male-dominated military civilization, Tepper takes us on a tour de force journey through the human heart and mind. Encompassing the very natures of Love and Hate, the roles of innocence and compassion within society, the depredations of sexism and greed and the last bastion of human salvation, forgiveness, this tale brings us face to face with our own reflections. Tepper deftly weaves the reader's own emotions into her complex yarn, making us hate and making us fall in love; teaching us to forgive but never forget. If you have ever loved at all, if you have ever felt the hardness of hatred and the blessing of forgiveness, then this is the book for you. Here is that rare book that you will treasure forever and compell all of your friends to read as well.

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Summary: How stories / myths shape our lives
Review: This was a many-layered story, but it manages to be an easy read nevertheless. It has everything from simple agriculturalists to alien "gods" to interstellar travel (and war) and religious commentary, with characters so real you can almost feel them walking around your house.