<<It is part of the Patternist series, isn't it? And wasn't it like her fourth or fifth novel?
--- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, Addams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Again, I agree with you totally and felt that Survivor > was an attempt to get published at an early stage in > Butler's career. It could have spawned a series; but, > it was a bit thin on character development and, as > later works showed, not her forte (off world fiction). > > --- akaeze02155 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well, maybe Oprah _did_, but OEB shot her down? I > > know Oprah must have > > read the book because OEB recorded an "Ah ha..." > > moment for the O > > show. And we all know that Oprah reads everyone who > > appears on her > > show. Though I love Oprah, I'd like to see _K_ > > remain a novel and only > > a novel for a bit longer. I'd LOVE to see more > > people turned on to > > reading _K_ and the rest of OEB's works. Especially > > high school > > students. One of the wonderful things about OEB is > > that she was a > > consummate researcher. _Kindred_ should be studied > > in hschool not only > > for its creativity and its story, but for its > > scholarship. > > > > As for _Survivor_, it is a curious little novel, > > isn't it? It seems > > more like an attempt at a first draft than a > > finished novel and I > > wonder why it was ever published to begin with. The > > story seems to > > have taken over, taken on a life of its own. Perhaps > > this is why OEB > > didn't like it. As I read it, I kept waiting for _S_ > > to link back to > > the main Patternist story and this never really > > happened. The issues > > and themes are there, but there is only a cursory > > "explanation" > > injected some chapters in that provides the reader > > with a superficial > > background, nothing more. It's as if _S_ constitutes > > the beginning of > > a new series, not the culmination of one. But it's > > an intriguing look > > into OEB's writing process. I wonder if OEB kept a > > journal. I would > > love to see what she wrote about _S_ while she was > > struggling with the > > story. > > > > _Clay's Ark_ is slight as well and could have > > benefitted from an > > astute editor. Ultimately though, even in it's final > > form, _CA_ is a > > much more successful "book" than _Survivor_. > > > > anor > > > > --- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, Addams > > <addamsrd4ever@> wrote: > > > > > > I agree with all of your points. And I never felt > > that > > > Kindred fit easily into the SCIfi or Specfic > > > categories. I am surprised that Oprah hasn't tried > > to > > > produce it given her penchant for interracial > > themes > > > and magical realism. > > > > > ...snip! > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/DtIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Community email addresses: Post message: SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe Digest Mode: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
