On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Nalo Hopkinson wrote:
> Anybody going to leap in on Joel's question about Sarah Canary? Joel,
> I've heard it called a first contact story. Which makes it possible to
> see her dress in a whole new light.
That is an interesting angle, and one that seemed to be implied. However,
I see it as problematic. Sarah Canary seemed so passive. I kept
expecting her to do something that was obviously an attempt at
communication or something but she never did. Also, all that stuff about
stages and how she changed made mw think it might be something else. Yet
she also seemed to defend herslef a bit and to charm people somehow. It
is confusing, frustrating, and in a way very satisfying. Few books make
me think and wonder about them this much.
-- Joel VanLaven
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