Brown Girl in the Ring
2 journalers for this copy...
Octavia Butler and Laurell K. Hamilton morphed into one. I'm sending this to Joy in Seattle who got me into both authors in the first place. Gateway drugs.
Lovely novel, quick read - I devoured it in an afternoon! I must find more by Nalo Hopkinson. I had heard good things about her, this book confirmed them solidly.
I liked this book enough to dither about releasing it again, but I finally decided I would. I gave it to Sharkins this morning before breakfast. I hope she likes it.
Here's what I wrote in my livejournal:
"Hopkinson's name is familiar to me - probably because she taught a session at Clarion West the year before last or so, and she's a Clarion (East/unmarked) graduate. Lisa said she reminded her of Octavia Butler & Laurel K. Hamilton - more of the former than the latter for me, though I think I can see the why of both.
I found the book exciting in part because it's good, but it's also her first novel, which means the potential for her later works to be even better as she settles in to her stride. I was also fascinated because it explores a cultural background I'm not very familiar with: Afro-Caribbean-Canadian. Which meant there were lots of little details of differences in perspective for me to love.
This is definitely a positive recommendation, meaning that if/when I launch this copy out into the aether I'll probably go buy another of my very own."
Here's what I wrote in my livejournal:
"Hopkinson's name is familiar to me - probably because she taught a session at Clarion West the year before last or so, and she's a Clarion (East/unmarked) graduate. Lisa said she reminded her of Octavia Butler & Laurel K. Hamilton - more of the former than the latter for me, though I think I can see the why of both.
I found the book exciting in part because it's good, but it's also her first novel, which means the potential for her later works to be even better as she settles in to her stride. I was also fascinated because it explores a cultural background I'm not very familiar with: Afro-Caribbean-Canadian. Which meant there were lots of little details of differences in perspective for me to love.
This is definitely a positive recommendation, meaning that if/when I launch this copy out into the aether I'll probably go buy another of my very own."