Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 12:17:04 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
From: Candy Madigan <candymadigan at mindspring.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: reading likes and dislikes
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

At 11:53 AM 03/26/2002 -0500, you wrote:

>The ending of The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter:
>"From that day forward she lived happily ever after.  Except for thedying =
>at the end.  And the pain in between."

I see that as a humorous observation on life.

>Also, China Mieville:
>"The idea of consolatory fantasy makes me want to puke. It's not that you =
>can't have comfort, or even a happy ending of sorts, but to me the idea =
>that the purpose of a book should be to console                            =
>intrinsically means the purpose is therefore not to challenge or to =
>subvert or to question; it is  absolutely status quo oriented  - - =
>completely, rigidly, aesthetically  - -  and I hate that idea."  (http://ww=
>w.locusmag.com/2002/Issue03/Mieville.html)

See, I'm exactly the opposite.  To me, SF/F is escapism.  Why escape if not
to a better place?

>He is a very political kind of person.
>
>Luckily there are lots of books ourt there . . .

Thank ghod!

>mjw

Candy