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From: pete@stc.UUCP
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Subject: Re: feminist sf/fantasy
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Date: Mon, 21-Oct-85 09:42:16 EDT
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In article <4052@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Caro.PA@Xerox.ARPA writes:
>From: Caro.PA@Xerox.ARPA
>
>Here are my favorites:
>
>* The Screwfly Solution, James Tiptree Jr.
>For a man, Tiptree sure writes strong female characters well.  I also
>enjoy the upbeat endings that his novels always have.
>
>* Witch World, etc., by Andre Norton
>Another male writer who espouses feminist views.  His female characters
>are also very well written.
>

        MALE WRITERS? Like Currer Bell or George Eliot, I suppose.

>Others have suggested that John Norman's Gor series treat women in a
>radically different way than most other authors, but I haven't had a
>chance to read any of those books.
>

        Unless you're heavily into a Rambo or Conan world-view
        don't bother.
>Enjoy!
>
>Commodore Perry
>
>(-: Ask a silly question ... :-)

        Get a silly answer... 8=}
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