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The Stars are Legion
By Kameron Hurley
Discussed May 2020
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Questions
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Did you read the book? Did you like it?
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What is the Legion?
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What did you think of the world building? Organic worlds and technology?
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Why do you think the author created a world with only women? How does it influence/affect the story?
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Discuss the attitudes toward motherhood and pregnancy. Contrast Lord Mokshi, (2620), Casamir (Kindle edition at 3505), and Arankadash (3511), for example.
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What does freedom mean in the context of these worlds? (3530)
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Is Zan a more reliable narrator because she has no memory?
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Does the division between the upper and lower worlds work in terms of the narrative? Is it believable? Does it have to be?
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What does it mean to give birth to a world?
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What did you think of the ending? Did the recorded messages from earlier incarnations of Zan seem too pat, or did this work with the story?
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Have you read anything else by Kameron Hurley? How does this compare?
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Extra credit 1: Reviews/interviews have characterized this as a space opera. Is it?
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Extra credit 2: Can you explain to me exactly who has which womb by the end of the story?
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