I also love Tepper, even though she is frequently so extreme in her
positions that I wonder if she is pulling our collective leg. You should
try her mysteries as well, She writes under the name Oliphant and Orde.
She also wrote a horror story under the name of Horlak. Currently Iam
trying to locate her earlier works, Marianne etc.
On Mon, 21 Jul 1997, Robin A. Dubner Dubner wrote:
> I read one of Brite's novels about a year ago and have no interest in
> reading anything else of hers. I have no problem with women writing horror or
> vampire stories if they are well written, i.e., Chelsea Quinn Yarbo.
> Unfortunately, Brite's book (I forget the title), was an unimaginative rip-off
> of Anne Rice's vampire books: the same decadent New Orlean's setting with
> aimless characters rotting in ennui, and the same self-indulgent style of
> writing.
> On the other hand, I discovered Sheri S. Tepper a couple of months ago
> and I've been devouring everything of hers I can get my hands on. The first
> book I read was The Gate to Women's Country, and I just loved it. Now, eight
> Sheri S. Tepper books later, I feel like going on a personal crusade to get
> her books read by everyone. Her feminism, great character development and
> lyrical writing are without comparison. I heartily enjoy the repeated themes
> of ecological disaster due to uncontrolled human breeding and the evils of
> religious fundamentalism. I love the development of her female protaganists
> into strong independent women.
> Anyone out there who wants to talk Sheri S. Tepper with me?
>
>
> ----------
> From: For discussion of feminist SF, fantastic & utopian literature on behalf
> of patricia johnston
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 1997 10:24 PM
> To: FEMINISTSF@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU
> Subject: Re: Poppy Z. Brite
>
> Hello,
> Seems to be a lot of yays/nays re Poppy`s writing. If someone has an e-mail
> address for her, perhaps she (Poppy) could join the list and join the
> discussion. Also has anyone read Gate To Women`s Country by Tepper, and
> what are your thoughts.
> Patricia.
>
~ Denise M. Borgen ~ If the world were a logical ~
~ ~ place, men would ride sidesaddle ~
~ ~ -Rita Mae Brown ~
~ borgen@eskimo.com ~ ~
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