duntemann.wbst@XEROX.ARPA (06/29/84)
I think the warnings on Jessica Amanda Salmonsen apply to her well-known radicfem leanings. The lady is a good writer, certainly better than MZB, but her writing makes me uncomfortable. Not so much for what it says but for the underlying distrust of all things male. And yes, there is a profound irony in that--but let's not get in the habit of turning writers inside out in a public forum. I've not sampled the Tomoe Gozen (sp?) books yet, but people I trust say they are gripping and accurate. Somewhere I have a stack of fanzines dating back to 1977 or 1978, entitled "The Witch and the Chameleon" which contain a long-running and lively debate on women in SF. Sheds a lot of light on who is a sensitive critic of the sexual balance and who just hates men--and somewhere in the mess are some excellent insights on the growth of the field. If you can find this series, I say read it -- you'll learn something. --Jeff Duntemann duntemann.wbst@xerox