Oops. I meant to send this to the list last night and
sent it to Jennifer instead. (Sorry Jennifer!)
I don't think discussion on the list would change much
if there was a group of people reading the same work
within the same month. Anyone could participate in
discussions generated. Also, I'm certain there will
still be discussions about other works of feminist
sci-fi.
I do agree that if it's done via this list serve,
the same rules would apply (such as notification of
spoilers and keeping bandwidth usage manageable by
cutting original messages to pertinent sections when
responding, etc.)
Does the list mistress have any concerns?
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Sure!
I'd be quite willing to participate. I've been looking
for an online book club situation, but have not liked
the reading lists of those I've found.
I have no suggestion for structure at the moment. Your
suggestion for one book per month sounds reasonable, as
does switching between sci-fi and fantasy titles.
Regarding the need to choose books which are still
available, we could check online with Amazon.com for
current availability; then those of us who are mobile
can go to our favorite bookstores to purchase or
order them, or look for them in the local library.
Laura Quilter has provided a tentative list for those
new to feminist sci-fi on her website at:
http://www.uic.edu/~lauramd/femsf/recommended.html
She's also provided a link to winners of the James
Tiptree, Jr. Award. Another good place to start.
Another source for some titles is Laura's "New
Releases" link.
I suspect that someone (or more than one) would
need to act as organizer, if only to be a center
of information on the history, present and future.
I think the idea of a book club environment is
attractive to me because I've only read a dozen
or so feminist sci-fi books, and they've already
been discussed in depth by many of the existing
participants.
So, I think it's a good idea.
Lindy
Jennifer Krauel wrote:
[Snip]
> So I thought we
> could nominate some books and schedule dates for their discussion.
> Perhaps this could happen in time for holiday reading?
[snip]
> how long do you think discussion would go on between books - should we
> do one per month? Anybody care to suggest some structure?
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