Polymorph [Paperback]

Scott Westerfeld (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1997

Gifted with the ability to change her gender and ethnicity at will, a young woman moves anonymously through a futuristic New York City society. She thinks she's unique until she happens upon another of her kind, one who is all-too willing to use his abilities for his own sinister ends. Now she must stop this renegade shapeshifter out to seize control of the entire post-industrial world--where illusion wears the face of reality and the ultimate prize is absolute power! Ads in "Locus".

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Roc (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451456602
• ISBN-13: 978-0451456601
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,485,762 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous., November 26, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Polymorph (Paperback)

What an amazing read! POLYMORPH is definitely one of the slickest, sexiest books I've read in a long time. There's a lot more here than you'd expect from your typical cybernovel -- Lee is a fascinating, complex, richly-drawn character, and Manhattan's downtown scene is so fully sketched that it almost qualifies for character status itself. Westerfeld is constantly questioning identity and community, and he plays with the reader's preconceptions of sex and sexuality and gender in very real (and disturbing) ways. Plus, it's a great story -- with some of the hottest sex scenes in recent memory. I had a *wonderful* weekend with this book, and recommend it without qualification. Put me down for his next one.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very subversive--but I mean that in a good way., June 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Polymorph (Paperback)

To be perfectly honest, after reading a couple of chapters of "Polymorph", I wasn't sure I that was going to enjoy this book, because I intially found the protagonist's life-style so trite and unappealing. As she begins to search for the other polymorph, I became a little more interested, but still wasn't really blown away by it all. That is, until the last two chapters. The way this book ends is so chilling and so subtly subversive that it redeems practically all that has gone on before. I highly recommend it, just for the unexpectedly viscious little twist at the end.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very thought provoking, July 19, 1999

By A Customer

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This review is from: Polymorph (Paperback)

A great book that makes you think about gender and identity. The plot was a bit weak in parts, but the characters were extremely interesting. Highly recommended.