Amanda Quraishi reviewed The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson
Outstanding.
5 stars
I picked this off a list of 'new feminist speculative fiction books' and dove in without knowing anything about the author or the book itself, and I'm glad I did.
The story incorporates AI, sexual servitude and the sex trade, power, the parameters of the human condition, slavery, and love. It's told from the point of view of a 'doll' who has been created to fulfill the needs of men, and beautifully echos the experience of women in societies around the globe for centuries.
If you get a chance, check out the audio book. It's narrated beautifully and you get to hear the transformation of the main character as she evolves throughout the book.
I picked this off a list of 'new feminist speculative fiction books' and dove in without knowing anything about the author or the book itself, and I'm glad I did.
The story incorporates AI, sexual servitude and the sex trade, power, the parameters of the human condition, slavery, and love. It's told from the point of view of a 'doll' who has been created to fulfill the needs of men, and beautifully echos the experience of women in societies around the globe for centuries.
If you get a chance, check out the audio book. It's narrated beautifully and you get to hear the transformation of the main character as she evolves throughout the book.