"Characters, Complicity, and Caring" with a major reference to one of my favorite characters

[huinare]

At Jo Walton's LJ:
"Characters, Complicity and Caring: My Wiscon Speech"

With thanks to bunn for the heads up

Comments

[bunn]

I've only read 'Among Others' but I thought that was excellent (although I had not read all the books referenced). I don't know if it would appeal to you or not though - it's set in 70's Wales, which is where I grew up, so had an immediate appeal to me, but from its popularity it seems to be able to connect with people who don't have that association with the setting too.

[huinare]

Among Others sounds really interesting to me. And while familiarity with the time/place probably gives the book an extra layer of relevance, as it did for you, I don't think that would prevent others from enjoying it. A book I enjoyed very much as an early teen comes to mind, Adams' The Plague Dogs, which probably would have been even more effective to a person familiar with the Lake District, but I still loved it.