In Other Worlds : SF and the Human Imagination

from KarenIrelandPhillips

It's easy to dismiss Margaret Atwood as the science fiction writer who disses science fiction. But the reality is far more complex, signaled by the highly ironic (and sad) opening quote by Octavia Butler: "I'm a fifty-three-year old writer who can remember being a ten-year-old writer and who expe...

from jlparent

I am an avid SF reader and a huge fan of Atwood - this was a book I delighted in. I read it slowly and truly enjoyed pondering each essay. Shout out to Wes for getting me the ARC of it! :)

from MaryinHB

This is a collection of short stories, thoughts on other writers, and a few thoughts on her life mixed together in several essays. I was a closet sci fi geek growing up and Margaret Atwood was one of the authors I loved to read. You can find her influences on many young adult authors today, wheth...

from TheBentley

Margaret Atwood's non-fiction--much like Stephen Kind's non-fiction--always benefits immensely from her wonderful, conversational voice. The pieces included here are charming and interesting--especially, I'm sure, for fans of classic 40's and 50's science fiction. Atwood is capable, however, of m...

from HadriantheBlind

Charming look at a foremost author's influences, what drives her to write what she does. Science Fiction, despite being sneered down upon by too many people in the past, is gaining traction as something of Literary Merit. Science fiction novels, when done right, are Novels of Ideas, and can trans...