Just finished this one, left over from the rara-avis sci-fi
month. Griffith milks an abused poor little rich girl theme
for all its worth. Probably for more than it's worth. I've
only read a few books of this type, humorless tales of
paranoia bordering on hysteria. I'm not a good one to judge
them. I don't much care for them. I can't help but interpret
the lack of ironic humor as a morose overdose of nearsighted
self-importance. There have been authors who could pull it
off. Didion's PLAY IT AS IT LAYS stands out. So did Peter
Temple's IN THE EVIL DAY. The cover for SLOW RIVER advertises
it as a Nebula Award winner, so evidently my opinion is a
dissenting minority.
Mark Blumenthal, are you still out there? Haven't seen you
post in ages. I'll be back up in Chicago mid-November. I'd
like to do a replay of our walk around your neighborhood to
those great used bookstores.
miker
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