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Old 05-01-2011, 08:34 PM   #16
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I'm very saddened to learn this news... had been hoping against hope that Russ would somehow best the chronic fatigue syndrome that plagued her in later years, and write a few more gems.

It's hard to find her work nowadays, and only The Female Man (one of her earliest books) is available as an ebook, but by God could she write. She won the 1972 Nebula for "When It Changed" (a short-story version of Man), the 1983 Hugo for "Souls" (one of my favourite Russ stories), and created a memorable feminist sword-and sorcery heroine named Alyx whom I absolutely loved. That doesn't even begin to touch on her non-SF fiction (e.g. On Strike Against God), literary criticism (How to Suppress Women's Writing), and her numerous articles, short stories, analytical pieces--all of which combined passion and wit.

Rest in peace, Joanna. I'm truly grateful for everything you gave us.
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Old 05-01-2011, 10:07 PM   #18
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Sorry to hear the news. I liked her Alyx stories best.
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Old 05-01-2011, 11:59 PM   #19
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They had help from post # 4. I'm hoping the 3 posts just happened to all have had a bad day myself. It's possible that ps249 was having a busy day when they posted the posting that seems to have inflamed others so much and so hadn't had the time to write a longer posting. I wonder if they will be back after being jumped on like they were.

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Old 05-02-2011, 01:21 AM   #20
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Sorry to hear the news. I liked her Alyx stories best.
They were pretty awesome, weren't they? And I always thought Russ's shoutout to Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd in the first Alyx story, "Bluestocking", was extremely endearing. I love that Leiber went on to write Alyx into a couple of his stories.
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I love that Leiber went on to write Alyx into a couple of his stories.
Lieber, too, was an unsung hero. Or perhaps sung occasionally, but never often enough. You remember him for his deft little touches and his valorization of thieves. So many writers after him built on that -- Vance, for one.

Russ I remember for her confrontational symphonies.
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Posts #5 & 6 have derailed this thread.
So far as I can tell, the whole problem began with post thirteen.

(Apologies. Couldn't resist.)
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Old 05-02-2011, 03:45 AM   #23
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Just took out the Female Man from the library today. Can't wait to read it! RIP Joanna Russ.
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You really should have more respect for the dead, however, and for those who must mourn their passing.
no need to respect the dead they are dead (remembering is enough) respect the living cuz you still gotta live with em
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Although never read anything from her RIP.
Will search to see what i can found and see if anything is on my likes
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It's never appropriate to be disrespectful at someone's funeral. Joanna Russ passed away last week.

Hence the bristling responses to the post containing only these four words: "never heard of her." You might think we were harsh, but consider how that sounds in context:

A: My best friend died yesterday and I miss him. His name was Joe.
B: Never heard of him.
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Old 05-04-2011, 09:48 AM   #27
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In truth I had never heard of her either, though I don't think it's that surprising really. I mean there are a lot of people who write Science Fiction and Fantasy and only a few of them become the household names of their genre. Like Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke, etc. And some only write a small body of work that prior to the net might not have had a wide circulation as well. Sometimes the works of an author are better known than their name as well I think.
The thing with Joanna Russ is that she is more famous as a person and for her influence than for a specific book. If you are interested in science fiction and read about it you cannot avoid noticing her name. But you can avoid reading her books which I have managed to do. Have read some ot the short stories.
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I finally read The Female Man by Joanna Russ. Here's the soapbox blog opinion post: http://fridafantastic.wordpress.com/...y-joanna-russ/

You might like this if you like…
Feminism, experimental narratives, mind screws

Tropes:
gender bending, mind screw, no fourth wall

Overall:
I liked it, but definitely not for everyone.

Let me know if any of you have read it. Sort of itching for a discussion
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It's never appropriate to be disrespectful at someone's funeral. Joanna Russ passed away last week.

Hence the bristling responses to the post containing only these four words: "never heard of her." You might think we were harsh, but consider how that sounds in context:

A: My best friend died yesterday and I miss him. His name was Joe.
B: Never heard of him.
But how can she be remembered if no one knows what she did? You should be taking every opportunity to tell people about her, rather than getting pissy.
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I finally read The Female Man by Joanna Russ. Here's the soapbox blog opinion post: http://fridafantastic.wordpress.com/...y-joanna-russ/

You might like this if you like…
Feminism, experimental narratives, mind screws

Tropes:
gender bending, mind screw, no fourth wall

Overall:
I liked it, but definitely not for everyone.

Let me know if any of you have read it. Sort of itching for a discussion
I've read it, but I didn't like it so I'm the wrong person to discuss it with.
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