Ograve;frac12;To Write Like a Woman is a rare example of a feminist tackling science fictuion using postmodern theory, which makes for a much more sophisticated and nuanced appraisal than the usual fare.Oacute; Ntilde;Passion Ograve;RussOtilde; essays are witty and insightful. An excellent book for any writer or reader.Oacute; Ntilde;Feminist Bookstore News Ograve;In her new book of essays . Russ continues to debunk and demand, edify and entertain. Appreciative of surface aesthetics, she continually delves deeper than most critics, yet in terms so simple and accessible that her essays read like lively, angry, humorous dialogues conducted face-to-face with the author. Russ is the antithesis of the distant critic in her ivory tower.Oacute; Ntilde;Paul Di Filippo, The Washington Post Book World Ograve; .
20 years of the authorOtilde;s feisty reports from the front lines of literature.Oacute; Ntilde;The San Francisco Review of Books Ograve;This is a book of imaginative and provoking essays, but you should read it for the sheer fun of it.Oacute; Ntilde;The WomenOtilde;s Review of Books Ograve;Collects more than two decades of criticism by Joanna Russ, one of the most perceptive, forthright and eloquent feminist commentators around.Oacute; Ntilde;Feminist Bookstore News Ograve; . a super book.This is a book that, for once, really will appeal to readers of all kinds.Oacute; Ntilde;Utopian Studies Ograve;If you enjoy science fiction, this is definitely a book that youOtilde;ll want to talk about. I found myself sneaking a few pages at times when I really didnOtilde;t have time to read.
Oacute; Ntilde;Jan Catano, Atlantis Classic essays on science fiction and feminism by Nebula and Hugo award-winning Joanna Russ. Here she ranges from a consideration of the aesthetic of science fiction to a reading of the lesbian identity of Willa Cather. frac12;To Write Like a Woman includes essays on horror stories and the supernatural, feminist utopias, popular literature for women (the Ograve;modern gothicOacute;), and the feminist education of graduate students in English.