When, in the late 90s, I discovered the author's website and wrote to her, she expressed dismay at how young I was when I read this book.
I can understand her reaction. I think you must have been an exceptional ten-year-old to have been ready for it. I only read it a couple of years ago, thanks I think to a recommendation from you here, but even so I found it a difficult - though rewarding - read.
Toris, with no moons to provide a focus for romantic yearnings for the black...
Black? Is there a typo there?
BTW, I hadn't realised that you had switched from lecturing in organizational theory to doing so in creative writing. Either you haven't mentioned it here or I've somehow missed it.
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When, in the late 90s, I discovered the author's website and wrote to her, she expressed dismay at how young I was when I read this book.
I can understand her reaction. I think you must have been an exceptional ten-year-old to have been ready for it. I only read it a couple of years ago, thanks I think to a recommendation from you here, but even so I found it a difficult - though rewarding - read.
Toris, with no moons to provide a focus for romantic yearnings for the black...
Black? Is there a typo there?
BTW, I hadn't realised that you had switched from lecturing in organizational theory to doing so in creative writing. Either you haven't mentioned it here or I've somehow missed it.