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12th-Mar-2009 01:03 pm - the problem of genre & sffh
ws: hamlet
I want to talk for a minute about why "genre" is the wrong word for science fiction and fantasy--though not necessarily the wrong word for horror. And how that makes the whole question of genre vis-a-vis sffh so damn complicated.

I'm sure I've said most of this before, probably more than once, so here's a cut tag for those of you who don't want to sit through it again.

but if you do, click here )
27th-Jun-2008 09:34 am - John Marks, Fangland
ws: hamlet
Okay, yes, I am a nut for retellings and/or reimaginings of stories, so it's not surprising that I liked Fangland quite a bit.

The following discussion is intensely spoilery, to the point that it will probably only make sense if you've already read Fangland. The short, book-review version is that I liked this book a lot, although I think it has some problems. It will be most rewarding for people who have read Dracula, but it has things to say of its own.

spoilers for Fangland and Dracula )
21st-Oct-2007 09:13 am - I tell you three times. Dammit.
mfu: ns-facepalm
I will not think with my genre conventions.
I will not think with my genre conventions.
I will not think with my genre conventions.
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