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A review by lindy_b
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
5.0
In this collection's title story, the protagonist attempts to "conjure love out of extinction to shield him[self] against hell" (p. 400). I think this sums up the anthology.
At the time of Tiptree's writing, the idea of biology being destiny was rapidly gaining traction with little substantial critique. The previously pervasive imperial patriarchal epistemology of religion succumbed to an imperial patriarchal epistemology of science as undeniable truth. Add a general social preoccupation with Freud, and when Tiptree asks herself if there's any hope for women, the answer is a resounding no. In these stories, Tiptree chronicles the resulting betrayal, rage, anguish, and alienation. It's devastatingly depressing and devastatingly beautiful.
Volume highlights: "The Screwfly Solution," "The Girl Who Was Plugged In," Houston, Houston, Do You Read?," "Love Is The Plan The Plan Is Death," "Slow Music"
At the time of Tiptree's writing, the idea of biology being destiny was rapidly gaining traction with little substantial critique. The previously pervasive imperial patriarchal epistemology of religion succumbed to an imperial patriarchal epistemology of science as undeniable truth. Add a general social preoccupation with Freud, and when Tiptree asks herself if there's any hope for women, the answer is a resounding no. In these stories, Tiptree chronicles the resulting betrayal, rage, anguish, and alienation. It's devastatingly depressing and devastatingly beautiful.
Volume highlights: "The Screwfly Solution," "The Girl Who Was Plugged In," Houston, Houston, Do You Read?," "Love Is The Plan The Plan Is Death," "Slow Music"