Second, I'm so glad to see someone else sit down with this. Reading your review is fascinating, and amusing, because it's fun to see a different opinion. I can say that for my two cents, a fictional story with science at the center, like "The Heat Death of the Universe," does count as SF in my book, though several people might take issue with that.
It would've been nice to get Larbalestier's response to those essays. I hadn't thought of that while reading. :)
Please note, this reviewer is under 18. This reviewer’s idea of feminism stems from books and media that exaggerate feminism and usually portray it as a radical and negative thing.THANK YOU SO MUCH for pointing this out. I'm 27, and I grew up also viewing feminism as a radical and negative thing, at least until I got to college (I went to Hollins University, an all women's school) and learned a little more about what feminism really means, and have been learning ever since. Still, it's AMAZING how many people will take issue with that perceived
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Actually, it whet my appetite for more science fiction, especially the kind that deals with social issues such as the ones in Daughters of Earth, feminist or not.
Hairston's essay on Octavia E. Butler just about made me swoon and Tiptree's story is still fresh in my mind. I want to read more from him/her and find out more about the controversy over Sheldon/Tiptree. Once you're done reading those tow books, do post here and let me know. XD
About the feminist sterotype: I actually did believe in that sterotype until I read Daughters of Earth. Someone I know is one of those radicals, she has several times proclaimed that men should be buried beneath the earth and only taken out for "breeding". Daughters of Earth changed my mind.
The best description I ever heard of feminism can be paraphrased as such: "A feminist is any woman or MAN who believes and works toward equality for women."
I've read some Butler, and you can't go wrong with her. See if you can't get your hands on A SEED TO HARVEST. I've read the first two "books" in that omnibus, and they'll blow your mind. She's also got a collection of short stories called BLOODCHILD that's worth looking into.
Also look for Ursula K. Le Guin. Her major SF classics are THE DISPOSSESSED, THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS, and THE LATHE OF HEAVEN.
I'm trying to think of some other SF texts you might be interested in, but I just woke up and my brain's a little foggy. My journal, calico_reaction, is pretty much NOTHING but book and short story reviews, so if you're bored, that might be a good place to browse for titles that might interest you. :)
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Second, I'm so glad to see someone else sit down with this. Reading your review is fascinating, and amusing, because it's fun to see a different opinion. I can say that for my two cents, a fictional story with science at the center, like "The Heat Death of the Universe," does count as SF in my book, though several people might take issue with that.
It would've been nice to get Larbalestier's response to those essays. I hadn't thought of that while reading. :)
Please note, this reviewer is under 18. This reviewer’s idea of feminism stems from books and media that exaggerate feminism and usually portray it as a radical and negative thing.THANK YOU SO MUCH for pointing this out. I'm 27, and I grew up also viewing feminism as a radical and negative thing, at least until I got to college (I went to Hollins University, an all women's school) and learned a little more about what feminism really means, and have been learning ever since. Still, it's AMAZING how many people will take issue with that perceived ( ... )
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Hairston's essay on Octavia E. Butler just about made me swoon and Tiptree's story is still fresh in my mind. I want to read more from him/her and find out more about the controversy over Sheldon/Tiptree. Once you're done reading those tow books, do post here and let me know. XD
About the feminist sterotype: I actually did believe in that sterotype until I read Daughters of Earth. Someone I know is one of those radicals, she has several times proclaimed that men should be buried beneath the earth and only taken out for "breeding". Daughters of Earth changed my mind.
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I've read some Butler, and you can't go wrong with her. See if you can't get your hands on A SEED TO HARVEST. I've read the first two "books" in that omnibus, and they'll blow your mind. She's also got a collection of short stories called BLOODCHILD that's worth looking into.
Also look for Ursula K. Le Guin. Her major SF classics are THE DISPOSSESSED, THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS, and THE LATHE OF HEAVEN.
I'm trying to think of some other SF texts you might be interested in, but I just woke up and my brain's a little foggy. My journal, calico_reaction, is pretty much NOTHING but book and short story reviews, so if you're bored, that might be a good place to browse for titles that might interest you. :)
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