Pros: Possibly the most important science fiction book ever. Cons: Not in my book.
I first read Samuel R. Delany's Dhalgren when it came out in 1974 because at that point I was reading everything I could lay my hands on by Delany. Blew me away. Made my hair stand up. Consider: Delany was the first Black American to write ...
How to classify this book? It's a love-it or hate-it proposition for many, I think, a relatively early example of a fully-realized postmodernist work, first published in the mid-seventies.
By postmodern I mean many elements that are common to...
Pros: interesting concept and admirable attempts at cross-social blends Cons: verbose and at times, hard to follow
On the one hand, it is tempting to reject it outright because of the cacaphony of story lines and blending of cultural prospectives, but if I were to do that, I would deter you from a work that has an excellent use of imagery and character development....
Pros: Dhalgren is an underrated literary classic that should gain more attention. Cons: If you don't like James Joyce or dislike controversial topics you'll be bored or angry.
Back when Dhalgren first came out, it was a coffee-table wonder and a lot of the SF readers I knew bragged of having read it in about the same tone they'd brag about reading War and Peace. I was naive, twenty, bisexual and fascinated. That stunning...
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