Industry Reviews
"Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue trilogy, a classic text of angry feminism, is also an exemplary experiment in speculative fiction, deftly and implacably pursuing both a scientific hypothesis and an ideological hypothesis through all their social, moral, and emotional implications." --Ursula K. Le Guin, author of The Left Hand of Darkness "Less well known than the The Handmaid's Tale but just as apocalyptic in [its] vision . . . Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue. . . records female tribulation in a world where . . . women have no public rights at all. Elgin's heroines do, however, have one set of weapons--words of their own." --Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, The New York Times Book Review "Native Tongue brings to life not only the possibility of a women's language, but also the rationale for one. . . . [It is] a language that can bring to life concepts men have never needed, have never dreamed of--and thus change the world. Elgin never makes the mistake of easy utopiansim or over-optimism. Her women revel in patience." --Voice Literary Supplement "As a nonreader of science fiction . . . I urge Native Tongue upon you. . . . Like Margaret Atwood in The Handmaid's Tale but more drastically and distinctly, Elgin has carried current fundamentalist views on women to their 'logical' conclusion. . . . Above all she understands that until women find the words and syntax for what they need to say, they will never say it, nor will the world hear it. . . . There isn't a phony or romantic moment here, and the story is absolutely compelling." --Women's Review of Books "Elgin's novel will inspire those who believe that women's words can change the world. Read it!"--Marleen S. Barr, author of Lost in Space: Probing Feminist Science Fiction and Beyond "Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue trilogy, a classic text of angry feminism, is also an exemplary experiment in speculative fiction, deftly and implacably pursuing both a scientific hypothesis and an ideological hypothesis through all their social, moral, and emotional implications." --Ursula K. Le Guin, author of The Left Hand of Darkness "Less well known than the The Handmaid's Tale but just as apocalyptic in [its] vision . . . Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue. . . records female tribulation in a world where . . . women have no public rights at all. Elgin's heroines do, however, have one set of weapons--words of their own." --Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, The New York Times Book Review "Native Tongue brings to life not only the possibility of a women's language, but also the rationale for one. . . . [It is] a language that can bring to life concepts men have never needed, have never dreamed of--and thus change the world. Elgin never makes the mistake of easy utopiansim or over-optimism. Her women revel in patience." --Voice Literary Supplement "As a nonreader of science fiction . . . I urge Native Tongue upon you. . . . Like Margaret Atwood in The Handmaid's Tale but more drastically and distinctly, Elgin has carried current fundamentalist views on women to their 'logical' conclusion. . . . Above all she understands that until women find the words and syntax for what they need to say, they will never say it, nor will the world hear it. . . . There isn't a phony or romantic moment here, and the story is absolutely compelling." --Women's Review of Books "Elgin's novel will inspire those who believe that women's words can change the world. Read it!"--Marleen S. Barr, author of Lost in Space: Probing Feminist Science Fiction and Beyond "Suzette Haden Elgin's "Native Tongue" trilogy, a classic text of angry feminism, is also an exemplary experiment in speculative fiction, deftly and implacably pursuing both a scientific hypothesis and an ideological hypothesis through all their social, moral, and emotional implications." Ursula K. Le Guin, author of "The Left Hand of Darkness" "Less well known than the "The Handmaid's Tale" but just as apocalyptic in [its] vision . . . Suzette Haden Elgin's "Native Tongue." . . records female tribulation in a world where . . . women have no public rights at all. Elgin's heroines do, however, have one set of weaponswords of their own." Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, "The New York Times Book Review" ""Native Tongue" brings to life not only the possibility of a women's language, but also the rationale for one. . . . [It is] a language that can bring to life concepts men have never needed, have never dreamed ofand thus change the world. Elgin never makes the mistake of easy utopiansim or over-optimism. Her women revel in patience." "Voice Literary Supplement" "As a nonreader of science fiction . . . I urge "Native Tongue" upon you. . . . Like Margaret Atwood in "The Handmaid's Tale" but more drastically and distinctly, Elgin has carried current fundamentalist views on women to their 'logical' conclusion. . . . Above all she understands that until women find the words and syntax for what they need to say, they will never say it, nor will the world hear it. . . . There isn't a phony or romantic moment here, and the story is absolutely compelling." "Women's Review of Books" "Elgin's novel will inspire those who believe that women's words can change the world. Read it!"Marleen S. Barr, author of "Lost in Space: Probing Feminist Science Fiction and Beyond"" "Less well known than the "The Handmaid's Tale" but just as apocalyptic in [its] vision . . . Suzette Haden Elgin's "Native Tongue." . . records female tribulation in a world where . . . women have no public rights at all. Elgin's heroines do, however, have one set of weaponswords of their own." Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, "The New York Times Book Review" ""Native Tongue" brings to life not only the possibility of a women's language, but also the rationale for one. . . . [It is] a language that can bring to life concepts men have never needed, have never dreamed ofand thus change the world. Elgin never makes the mistake of easy utopiansim or over-optimism. Her women revel in patience." "Voice Literary Supplement" "As a nonreader of science fiction . . . I urge "Native Tongue" upon you. . . . Like Margaret Atwood in "The Handmaid's Tale" but more drastically and distinctly, Elgin has carried current fundamentalist views on women to their 'logical' conclusion. . . . Above all she understands that until women find the words and syntax for what they need to say, they will never say it, nor will the world hear it. . . . There isn't a phony or romantic moment here, and the story is absolutely compelling." "Women's Review of Books" "Elgin's novel will inspire those who believe that women's words can change the world. Read it!"Marleen S. Barr, author of "Lost in Space: Probing Feminist Science Fiction and Beyond""
