SPOILER WARNING!!!
...iler warnings in. So, last warning, in the following (and probably in the following postings by other people) major parts of the plot might be revealed and the surprise mentioned above will be freely discussed. So, please, read the book first before you continue reading the postings on it. Some questions to (hopefully) kick-off the discussion (please feel free to comment on the book without reference to these questions, they are intended as help not as a strait-jacket): Did you like the book? If yes, why? If not, why not? Did you like the characters, the plot, the ending? Would you recommend it to friends? At the WisCon panel the Tiptree judges mentioned that they discussed among other things whether it is truly science fiction (or speculative fiction) in any way. Matt Ruff said during his thank-you speech at the award ceremony that he hoped that now after the book was awarded the Tiptree the science fiction community would no longer ignore it. What do you think? Is it speculative fiction or mainstream fiction? Do you think the portrayal of people with multiple personalities (Andrew, Penny) in the book convincing? Does anybody know anything about multiple personalities and can say something about the described "cure"? At the WisCon panel some Tiptree judges said they saw the 'surprise' coming, some said they didn't expect this surprise but something. How was it for you? Did you saw a surprise coming? This one? If yes, what hints did you pick up? (I didn't expect _this_ surprise). Did the revelation that Andrew's body is female make a difference for you? (By the way, IMO it's a great sentence: "The body's female, that's all.") What was your reaction? Did it influence the way you saw Andrew? Is there a difference that Andrew the soul is male while Andy Gage's body is female to that (before) we assumed the body is male and Sam the soul is female? From the press release of the 2003 Tiptree award (http://www.tiptree.org/press/20040330.html): "The judges were particularly impressed with the wa...