Venus Plus X

3.5 stars. Originally posted at FanLit.

Charlie Johns has woken up in a strange place called Ledom (that???s ???model??? spelled backwards) in what appears to be a future where human beings have evolved. These future humans have some really amazing technology, there???s no night, they don???t require sleep, they???ve cured many diseases, and there???s no pollution, poverty, or war.

But what???s most significant is that they???ve abolished gender ??? humans are now hermaphrodites. Charlie sees men who are pregnant, taking care of babies, and wearing pink bikini underwear. As he lives among these people who have no differentiated gender roles, he considers where he came from and realizes how the little biological detail of sex has had such a powerful affect on human history, society and culture.

If one purpose of science fiction is to speculate about possible futures by anticipating how advances in technology and culture might affect ... Read More:
http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/venus-plus-x/