Swordspoint and Ooku (Not a Comparison)
Jan. 3rd, 2011 07:14 pmA Couple of Gender-Exploration Reads: Swordspoint and Ooku.
Thanks to![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
sidhebaap on both counts, I have recently read Ellen Kushner's Swordspoint (finally) and the first three volumes of Fumi Yoshinaga's manga, Ooku. They don't have much in common, but both explore alternate quasi-historical societies with attitudes toward sex and/or gender different from real world history. Brief thoughts on each follow:
( Swordspoint--No Real Spoilers )
( Ooku--No Real Spoilers )
Thanks to
sidhebaap on both counts, I have recently read Ellen Kushner's Swordspoint (finally) and the first three volumes of Fumi Yoshinaga's manga, Ooku. They don't have much in common, but both explore alternate quasi-historical societies with attitudes toward sex and/or gender different from real world history. Brief thoughts on each follow:( Swordspoint--No Real Spoilers )
( Ooku--No Real Spoilers )
