Honestly i am really confusedby this book. I'm not really sure what it is going to be about or what we should already be getting from it. I don't really like Mr. Ai he seems like he is sexist and and dislikes the fact that the Karhidians don't go to war. on pages 48 and 49 he says "Quarrels, murders, feuds, forays, vendetas, assassinations, tortures, and abominations, all these were in their repertory of human accomplishments; but they did not go to war. They lacked, it seemed, the capacity to mobilize. They behaved like animals, in that respect; or like women" I assume that he means it in a negative way that the Karhidians don't go to war and are therefore like animals or women. First of all what is wrong with not going to war? Why does he want them to be going to war? I think it is great that they can avoid war and keep peace on their planet. Maybe Mr. ai should be learning how they manage this instead of trying to convince them to be like his planet. Also, i don't like the way he says they are acting like women because they don't go to war, as if it is an insult. This shows that his character is some what sexist.