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Indiana University Press To Write Like A Woman by Joanna Russ
"To Write Like A Woman Is A Rare Example Of A Feminist Tackling Science Fictuion Using Postmodern Theory, Which Makes For A Much More Sophisticated And Nuanced Appraisal Than The Usual Fare." -Passion"Russ' Essays Are Witty And Insightful. An Excellent Book For Any Writer Or Reader." -Feminist Bookstore News"In Her New Book Of Essays . . . Russ Continues To Debunk And Demand, Edify And Entertain. . . . Appreciative Of Surface Aesthetics, She Continually Delves Deeper Than Most Critics, Yet In Terms So Simple And Accessible That Her Essays Read Like Lively, Angry, Humorous Dialogues Conducted Face-To-Face With The Author. Russ Is The Antithesis Of The Distant Critic In Her Ivory Tower." -Paul Di Filippo, The Washington Post Book World" . . . 20 Years Of The Author'S Feisty Reports From The Front Lines Of Literature." -The San Francisco Review Of Books"This Is A Book Of Imaginative And Provoking Essays, But You Should Read It For The Sheer Fun Of It." -The Women'S Review Of Books"Collects More Than Two Decades Of Criticism By Joanna Russ, One Of The Most Perceptive, Forthright And Eloquent Feminist Commentators Around." -Feminist Bookstore News" . . . A Super Book. . . .This Is A Book That, For Once, Really Will Appeal To Readers Of All Kinds." -Utopian Studies"If You Enjoy Science Fiction, This Is Definitely A Book That You'Ll Want To Talk About. I Found Myself Sneaking A Few Pages At Times When I Really Didn'T Have Time To Read." -Jan Catano, Atlantisclassic Essays On Science Fiction And Feminism By Nebula And Hugo Award-Winning Joanna Russ. Here She Ranges From A Consideration Of The Aesthetic Of Science Fiction To A Reading Of The Lesbian Identity Of Willa Cather. To Write Like A Woman Includes Essays On Horror Stories And The Supernatural, Feminist Utopias, Popular Literature For Women (The "Modern Gothic"), And The Feminist Education Of Graduate Students In English.