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In her sometimes clumsy but compelling first novel, the author of The Spiral Dance (a central work in the women's spirituality movement) considers two possible futures for America. In ecologically devastated mid-21st-century California, San Francisco is a precariously maintained oasis, its society based on egalitarianism and environmentalism, its deeply spiritual populace possessed of psychic and mystical powers. Drought-plagued southern California suffers under an oppressive, militaristic, technocratic regime that spouts a perverted Christian ideology. After 20 years of uneasy peace, the south's armies mass to invade the north, whose militantly nonviolent denizens must decide how to defend themselves without compromising their pacifism. Starhawk delivers her message with a heavy hand and several cliches: her besieged utopia echoes the liberal politics and ecofeminism of her nonfiction; her dystopia features the overused SF bugbear of Christian fanaticism. However, she creates memorable characters--a young midwife, a broken musician, an old Witch-Woman--and skillfully conveys their emotions in gripping, sometimes harrowing scenes set against vivid backdrops. Though the resolution is somewhat pat--and an obvious plug for Starhawk's philosophy--the story is moving and absorbing.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.


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Known for her works in women's spirituality and ecofeminism, Starhawk has conjured a visionary tale of a multicultural community of witches where poverty, prejudice, hunger, and thirst do not prevail. The surrounding world, set in present-day San Francisco, manifests every 20th-century nightmare: ozone depletion, deadly pollution, a fundamentalist religion-based government, and food and water shortages. The central question haunting a community of well-cast characters is how to resist invading Southern forces without resorting to violence. This strong debut fits well among feminist futuristic, utopic, and dystopic works by the likes of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Ursula LeGuin, and Margaret Atwood. Starhawk is the author of The Spiral Dance ( LJ 11/1/79), Dreaming the Dark ( LJ 9/15/82), and Truth or Dare (HarperSanFrancisco, 1989). Recomended for literary collections.
- Faye A. Chadwell, Univ. of South Carolina Lib., Columbia
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Still my favorite book., Mai 27 2003
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This is the third time I have read this book. It seams every 2 or 3 years I need to ground myself. I find this story particularly inspiring. The story take place about 50 years in the post apocalyptic future where San Francisco has become a watershed of witches, healers, storytellers, musicians, etc. All have respect for the 4 scared things (earth, air, fire, water) and keeping them in balance allows the fifth sacred thing (spirit) to flourish. I love the politics of the different councils, the sharing of work, the value of the calorie and nonviolence resistance of the Steward Army who travel North to claim the water and trees. It is a passionate, uplifting, clever (and at times violent) tale of human spirit and endurance. Enjoy the read. PS Not intended for the squeamish or sexually conservative.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 My favorite book, Mars 2 2004
This book is excellent Pagan fiction. I have read it six or seven times. I have bought copies as gifts for friends to enjoy. The characters are real. The story is gripping, and its main characters are Pagan!
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1.0étoiles sur 5 The editorial reviewer is right on, Sep 9 2003
I have to agree with the first review. The novel contains vital messages of ecological sustainability, gender equality, and intriguing use of "supernormal" human abilities in everyday life as the next stage of human society's evolution; however, while this would be a great book for a 12-18 year old, adult readers may find both the writing style and the story to be cliched and clumsy.

It's ultimately ground that Mercedes Lackey covers far more skillfully in her "Oathbreakers" and "Heralds of Valdemar" novels. I was deeply disappointed with this work and donated my copy to goodwill. I hear that Starhawk's non-fiction is much better, and I'll keep an open.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 A Must Read fpr all Pagans.
As in her usual excellance in making the printed word come alive! I have reread it several times since I bought & have given it as a gift too. Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Pagans, ecologists, feminists...you'll love this Utopia
I just got done reading this book and I was crying for the last 15 pages! Unlike many cynics out there, I do believe the reality this book proposes is a possibility, and there... Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Only a Change in Consciousness will Change Society
Over the last few years I've reread this book time and time again and always find it as deeply moving and inspiring as the first time I read it. Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Love this book
I have read this book 3 or 4 times now and have given copies to my friends. It envisions an earth honoring utopia and pracitcalities of how magic may work. Read more
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Calls for the end of America
The book describes a world where Northern California has become a communist country and the last capitalist city is in Southern California. Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 amazing
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A Wonderful Vision
I quite honestly didn't expect much of this book. I don't know why, I just didn't. I am so happy to have read it and it is one of the best books I have read. Read more
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Yum
I just sat down and read The Fifth Sacred Thing in one sitting.
That probably give you an indication, that yes - I enjoyed this book!

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