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>can reccomend Dhalgren as a first read of his. I mean it's >one of my favorite books of all time. I've written songs >about it and shit, but there's noway I'd pass it on to someone >just asking for a good SciFi book. Especially if I have >Delany's whole bibliography at my disposal. And then you go >and reccomend Hogg and Mad Man, those aren't even considered >SciFi.
it's called personal choice and that was how it was recommended to me when I came to Delany's books?
people can read any of his books anyway they want to. That's how I found his books and that's how I started.
And, I never said HOGG or THE MAD MAN were sci-fi. They aren't. Where do you see that in my original post?
those two books, in the most fluid of senses, are, imho, fantasy and Delany is often put in the sci-fi/fantasy category.
>The thing about Delany, from the perspective of the casual Sci >Fi reader, is you have to build up to his takes on sex. For >most Sci Fi readers sex isn't an integral part of their >expectations, and so the raw graphic nature of Delany's >approach can be quite the turn off and even offend if not >prepared, You gotta build up to that by establishing how >strong Delany is at the fundamentals of the genre, so that it >can be appreciated why he adds that layer and what it helps to >reveal about the worlds he paints.
Do you? because I know many people who read his work who didn't need a build up persay because the thread of sexuality is apparent in everything he's written. Even if you were a light sci-fi fan. You pick up any of his books and you would immediately guess sexuality will be a focal point of his work.
> >In this regard I'd say it's far more appropriate to start with >something like Babel-17, Nova or Triton work. One of my >underrated favorites of his is Stars in My Pocket, but even >without the graphic sex, it takes an appreciation of Delany >worlds to really get into it. >
Once again, people can start wherever they want with his book. i started with Dhalgren and it was fine for me. I have no qualms telling anyone who's interested in his work to start there just like i'll also tell them to start with something else.
As long as people find their way in and ENJOY his work, that's really the main takeaway for all of this. Get Out the Room https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/get-out-the-room/id525657893
Some of y'all need this in your life: http://www.psychology.com
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