I love her. She's my favorite because of the social aspect of her writing. I've been a Black Male all say (peeking to make sure!) Of course, we are both 1947 Cancerians, so that might have something to do with it! :o)
_____ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Milton Davis Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 7:32 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? I know plenty young black science fiction fans that credit Octavia Butler as the beacon that led them to science fiction. I'm an old school science fiction fan, raised on Assimov, Delany, Herbert and Ellision. I like Butler's work, but I consider it more social science fiction. She deals more with relationships and issues rather than the technical aspect of science fiction, which we all know gets more attention. I think that's the reason her prose seems to have special appeal to black female science fiction fans. I enjoyed everything I've read by her but I can't say I'm a fan. She was a greater writer than I'll probably ever be and got her respect among the sci/fi elite if not the mainstream. --- On Wed, 6/24/09, B. Smith <daikaij...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: B. Smith <daikaij...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 1:19 AM She's highly regarded but not given the same respect as the legendary hard sci-fi types. Her work falls into the more literary side of the genre and in some ways she was more highly regarded outside the genre. --- In scifino...@yahoogro <http://us.mc459.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com, "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker013@ ...> wrote: > > George, it's possible, but I see her lack of props as being more a matter of the mainstream SF press not knowing what the frell it's doing. IMO, they've become like the music industry, more interested in the flavor of the week than actual decent work. When I go to the bookstore and browse the SF/fantasy shelves, the stuff I see is so derivative as to be embarrassing. Nine times out of ten, I can figure out what the story inside the covers is solely by what pose the characters on the cover are striking. Shouldn't be that easy, even for a guy with my brain. > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > Subject : [scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? > Date : Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:10:06 -0700 (PDT) > >From : George Arterberry <brotherfromhoward@ ...> > To : scifino...@yahoogro <http://us.mc459.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com > > > I've rarely seen her represented in so-called mainstream press. > > > > > > > http://www.youtube. com/watch? <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds> v=JQdwk8Yntds >
