Why J. Scott loves this book
At 182 pages, it’s a fairly short read, but man is it packed full of stuff. The backdrop to the story is a culture where it’s possible to change your sex drive, your body from one sex to another, and even into something like a devil or a porcupine or any other of thousands of different forms. Not unlike today, people find themselves divided and unsure where the future is headed. It’s fascinating watching this group of young men navigating their biases and their own bullshit, and figuring out how to become a team that can survive on the harsh colony world.
At the same time, James undergoing his own personal evolution, feeling like José is his family but also very unsure about how they could ever live a life together. It’s a fascinating look at the male gender, and how men relate to one another in our culture. Themes…
1 author picked Praxis as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
A lifetime in the Labor Corps-or colonize a new world. For Jamie and José, not much of a choice. But Praxis wouldn't be easy. To survive there, you had to depend on each other. And that requires honesty that few possess. Praxis is a bold experiment in society building, a monosexual colony, with no promises of survival and no return trip. But it's got potential. You just have to build a new civilization-on the other side of the universe."A wonderfully realized and self-contained story about sexual ambivalence (amongst many other things) that nevertheless leaves you hoping Gerrold's next SF tale…
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