Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders

from nickdreamsong

Keep reading.  The first few hundred pages lay the groundwork for spectacular things to come.  Not for the sexually squeamish or prissy, but if you can wade in and let yourself be carried along to the poetic, transcendent conclusion you will find it well worth the time.

from anderlawlor

THROUGH THE VALLEY... starts in 2007 and shoots decades into the future; I read four or five hundred pages before I saw anything recognizably "science fiction" which speaks, I think, to Delany's phenomenally subtle world-building. Trigger warnings for basically anything sexual (specifically inclu...

from JWarren42

I want to say better things about this novel, because Delany is a hero of mine...but it's bad. Firstly, I understand the theoretical underpinnings--this is moral, theoretically sound, pornography. I get that Delany's point is that it is ridiculous for us to say it is okay for someone to lust afte...

from ansate

I imagine I will be having a long think about why it was important for this book to make me uncomfortable. (Hint: I think it's something to do with a dare that AnYONE can be a likable character if we we 'live with them') Also whether I want to read Spinoza cold.

from nickdreamsong

Keep reading.  The first few hundred pages lay the groundwork for spectacular things to come.  Not for the sexually squeamish or prissy, but if you can wade in and let yourself be carried along to the poetic, transcendent conclusion you will find it well worth the time.