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4.0 out of 5 stars
A groshing good read.,
By frumiousb "frumiousb" (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Don't Bite The Sun #184
Don't Bite the Sun is a 1976 offering from the great Tanith Lee. It departs from her more famous formula of fractured fairy tales to offer us a book about purpose and pleasure.
The protagonist of the book is undoubtedly young (Jang, in the future speak of the book), but something about all her is unsatisfied with her life. The pleasures of being completely cared for, ecstasy pills, gender changes and choosing her own body are not enough to keep her from being bored and depressed. She discovers that the challenge of escape is particularly difficult from a system that will not allow anyone to come to any harm. Don't Bite the Sun would later be published (together with its sequal-- Drinking Sapphire Wine) as Bite the Sun. Tanith Lee books can sometimes be a little bit over the top gothic in their language. Interestingly enough, the artifical Jang language in Don't Bite the Sun seems to work to keep the worst of that tendency from creeping in. It is very cleanly written, and has moments where it is genuinely moving. Recommended, certainly for Tanith Lee fans who may not be familiar with her earlier work.
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