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trying to catch drops from a hose ...rough but good. i like his thoughts about meaning as context, and how science fiction troubles the potential of meanings in this way. liked thoughts about sf “thingifying” the metaphorical. not sure how much i find myth to be resonant
— Apr 14, 2019 06:25PM
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boocia
is on page 100 of 326
drinking from a hose here. world-reeling bombs in his notes like: the idea of a textus that each SF novel interacts with; the iteration and re-iteration of the basic idea that meaning is producted by sort of a recursive context, the idea itself transforming as he spells it out in weird little stories and in book excerpts and in straight prose. definitely floundering but having a grand old time !
— Apr 04, 2019 06:21PM
boocia
is on page 49 of 326
'about 5,750 words' is a very cool essay. i liked the take that content cannot be opposed to style, but 'the message is the meaning' as it were. the 'subjunctive case' of SF being a particular to the genre as opposed to fantasy and realistic fiction - the 'has not happened' (as opposed to 'could not have happened' and 'could have happened') is a very cool framework, esp. alongside suvin's 'horizon'
— Mar 31, 2019 07:27PM
boocia
is on page 33 of 326
first essay - a bit (unromantically) interested in the economic forces that drive SF writing, maybe practical to the point of uninteresting ... i do think there’s indications of a point about fan interactions in comics, SF, etc as opposed to the protections of High Art (sf vs poetry is the thrust), but he just comes off a bit uncharitable to his own fans, too
— Mar 27, 2019 08:25PM
