On Tue, 15 Apr 1997, Martha Bartter wrote:
NH: I've read it. Have always found the folk tale on which it's based
terrifying and fascinating. You're right; the book was ruthless and
powerful. Be interesting to know your students' reactions.
-nalo
> >
> Robin McKinley does a really powerful number on the "really attractive"
> attraction in _Deerskin_ which is our final novel in the fantasy class
> this semester. We have some students in the class with a feminist
> orientation (Women's Studies minor), and some with a very traditional
> outlook on fantasy. They are dissecting the "beauty myth" rather
> cogently from that book...
>
> Have any of you taught/read it? I find it very powerful (more so in a
> way than Russ, because it's more psychologically sympathetic), but
> absolutely ruthless. We're only just opening the conversation at this
> point in class, but I expect things will get even more exciting soon.
>
>
> Martha Bartter
> Truman State University
>
"Sleeping in shifts, or working in shifts, or if you were so tired you
couldn't sleep you stared at the television and learned a new language.
Whadya say. They learned this. Watched every show. After, feeling
confident they'd gained something, a key to the day..."
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