[nesfa-reading-group] Andre Norton

[Boogalouis]

Sorry to reply so late but something came up & I won't make it tonight either. 

I agree with most of Rebecca's comments, though I didn't find the 'they used plastic' idea as interesting, though I did like when Ross was in the spaceship, though using two chairs to keep out the two 'Reds' was a 'really?' moment for me. I didn't finish the book yet, though I will. Depending on how this one finishes will determine if I go on to read 'Storm over Warlock'. 



Louis

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> On Apr 21, 2017, at 9:44 AM, Rebecca DeVendra <rebecca.devendra at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi NESFA folks-
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> I have some family obligations that will prevent me from coming to the reading group tonight. Having three kids under 6 sometimes throws a wrench in my schedule, so I hope you all have a nice evening.
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> Spoilers below, but I wanted to give my impression of Norton's Time Traders. Her prose style didn't impress me. After reading Atwood and Bujold, I expect more of narrative prose and I find Norton's to be simplistic and sort of dry. I was, however, very enchanted by her take on time travel. I was expecting more of the same; a sort of riff of off of popular notions surrounding time travel that can produce all sorts of sub-rate fiction (The time Traveler's Wife, cough), but Norton did something pretty unique. I didn't care much about her story until Ross learns about the possibility of an ancient, human ancestor that was more advanced than the modern incarnation. No traces of the civilization exist because everything they made was temporary; no pyramids, as it were. I found that utterly delightful. It may be one of my favorite takes on time travel yet.
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> Hope you guys have a good discussion. 
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