This isn't the first time that Queered Science has read a Samuel Delany novel. Last year we attempted Troubles on Titan. I say attempted because a good number of us didn't get through the book.
By and large, we've been reading plot-driven novels about the people whose actions make a difference in at least one of the worlds they belong to. Troubles on Titan is a character study of an asshole.
Bron Helstrom is a self-important, affected, misogynistic, opinionated, jaded protagonist who fills a role of petty authority within a socially libertarian society. The character frequently claims 'personal growth' that is never reflected by the protagonist's behavior.
Yet for all of this, I personally felt that Titan was well worth the read...
By and large, we've been reading plot-driven novels about the people whose actions make a difference in at least one of the worlds they belong to. Troubles on Titan is a character study of an asshole.
Bron Helstrom is a self-important, affected, misogynistic, opinionated, jaded protagonist who fills a role of petty authority within a socially libertarian society. The character frequently claims 'personal growth' that is never reflected by the protagonist's behavior.
Yet for all of this, I personally felt that Titan was well worth the read...