Read this book for a book club and I found the gendered themes and the way those themes were unpacked for the reader, dated in this era of "gender is a social c

Read this book for a book club and I found the gendered themes and the way those themes were unpacked for the reader, dated in this era of "gender is a social construct". Unfortunately I'm about a year out from my read of the novel, so I can't really be more specific with that critique as my recollections are also dated. Ponderous while still interesting. The author did create a compelling alternate universe but I went in with such high expectations given the book's reputation I found myself a bit let down.