Re: Glimmering by Elizabeth Hand (was Is this a genre?)

From: Kim Selle (kimselle@loop.com)
Date: Sat Jul 26 1997 - 08:47:43 PDT


Did you find _Glimmering_ to be interesting and were you "satisfied"
with it when you read it? I was so disappointed, that I wanted to
return it, even though that wouldn't be ethical since I'd already gotten
what I'd paid for. I'd love to hear something that could change my
opinion about this book.

NESchaadt wrote:
>
> I've just finished two books, _Glimmering_ by Elizabeth Hand and _Gibbon's
> Decline and Fall_ by Sheri Tepper that made me think (understatement of the
> year--I cried as I finished the Tepper) about feminist speculative, science
> and utopian fiction. As both deal with the end of the millenia, is there a
> feminist millenial (is this a word?) sciece fiction? Do feminist writers
> have a unique view of the year 2000? Are there other titles you
> -collective- can recommend?
> Many thanks,
> NS
>
> Nancy E. Schaadt
> phone: 214 943 4347
> fax: 214 946 7887
> e-m: nschaadt@txcc.net



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