Womyn

This book was nice and short. I learned some new English words to enhance my vocabulary if I decide to take the GREs for graduate school. Womyn is a great character who is not fooled by Man’s manipulations. Not much of a real ending. Interesting, especially after an intense dramatic confrontation between the genders in the middle of the book! I do not blame Womyn: She represents years and years of frustration, resentment, and betrayal expressed by millions of womyn worldwide against Men and their imposed cultural misnomers and caricatures of womyn as secondary objectified submissive baby makers and domestic servants. What is the result? Womyn fighting back, swinging a razor sharp long stick (to me, a symbol of feminism ideals) at Man in the book. I cherish such a stick as long as Man acts the way He does. It will remain sharpened and useful until I and other womyn finally meet a Gentleman through whom that stick can then be purged.

The one theme that made this book compelling and special to me: Womyn’s confrontation with the rampant double-standards imposed by Man that started the gender inequality.

Maybe ‘Man’ in the book is Duane himself? Maybe ‘Womyn’ in the book is a womyn whom Duane knew in his personal life (a girlfriend, a wife, some other girl he could not have)? First books written by new authors are always based on personal experiences. Regardless, a beautiful literary piece! I intend to read it again and again. I loved it.

Sounds pretty interesting. I’ll get the book!

I just finished the book. A short read for me in 2 hours. It was in depth with much feeling about Womyn striving for equality with Man. I was awestruck at the intense drama in the middle of the book: something all women should read! A great book!

I thought Duane Romana was good writing this book. He stressed the major theme of gender inequality and the opportunity for Man to redeem himself and be one with a more modern evolving Womyn. Womyn in this story is a source of aspiration for change for Man. Throughout the book, Man pursues Womyn with this idea in mind. I could relate to Womyn. Personally, there is a guy in my life who is trying to come back to me proving that he has changed as more of a gentleman. I see that Man is trying to evolve: first as a chauvinist in the beginning, then as a manipulating lustful suitor in the middle, then as an aspiring gentleman at an open-ended conclusion. Womyn’s own strong self esteem has made Man transform through these transitions. I could imagine seeing this with young 20 or 30 year old couples in today’s world: a more sensitive, understanding man in his relationship with his own womyn. The author clearly shows this rather liberal perspective in the book. I especially could relate to Womyn’s intense anger and mistrust at Man. Personally I’ve met men who appear so good early and then become the real jerks they are when they seem to have me in their grasp. No more of that anymore! Therefore, I commend Duane’s prowess in writing a great book that certainly inspired me and validated my already personal philosophies about inter-gender relationships. Excellent!

Hey Xia! What’s up? I’m with you all the way! The book was awesome! Represent, womyn!!

Juzhi

Hi Hai Ying,(my fellow Chinese American sister!)

I totally agree with you!! I am a Chinese American womyn and I constantly rethink those parts of the book where Womyn is clever enough to see through Man’s seeming desire to repent and change. As for mainland China, yes, Chinese men IN CHINA seem to be Man in the beginning and middle part of this book. I’m giving Chinese American men a chance to be like white men who in my opinion treat me more or less as their equal. To me, Chinese American men are depicted very well at the end of the book. Can they be like white men of America and not be like native Chinese men? Let’s see????

Xia Ling