Andrew Wheeler argues--quite rightly in my opinion--that it's not geeky, it's immersive
I think this is True. Hoggy has made me rethink the depth of the book, but largely I still stand by the things I say. It's exactly the sort of novel sf should do more - it whacks sf on the head not by being particularly revolutionary, but by framing the twisted old in freshly intelligent (and, dare we say it, 'literary') ways.
Having said that, most sf is still pants. Just in case you were wondering.
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Date: 2006-03-07 02:15 pm (UTC)I think this is True. Hoggy has made me rethink the depth of the book, but largely I still stand by the things I say. It's exactly the sort of novel sf should do more - it whacks sf on the head not by being particularly revolutionary, but by framing the twisted old in freshly intelligent (and, dare we say it, 'literary') ways.
Having said that, most sf is still pants. Just in case you were wondering.