Margarets
by
Sheri Tepper
Adult Science Fiction
I saw this book on a number of Best lists, but when I browsed it I saw that the author used a lot of sci fi weird names, so that put me off. Do you know what I mean? Weird sci fi names use the K' and T' and a whole lot of consonants in a row like a Slavic language.
Since it had been highly recommended, I decided to try it anyway. The plot is original and fascinating. One girl - Margaret - somehow splits off into being 7 different people on 7 colonies of Earth. In the end, the Margarets must work together to combat a great evil that threatens to wipe out humanity. The discussable part is how we can become different people based on the decisions we make about our lives. One Margaret marries a doctor and they go off to be medical missionaries on a low tech planet. One does not marry. They then become two different people.
This is a very rewarding book, but I would not recommend it to people who don't like sci fi already. Not everyone enjoy the cat aliens, the waygates, and other sci fi machinations.
