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Dhalgren: Masterpiece

byrmthunter Sep 22, 2006
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Pros Possibly the most important science fiction book ever.
Cons Not in my book.
Recommended it? Yes

I first read Samuel R. Delany's Dhalgren when it came out in 1974 because at that point I was reading everything I could lay my hands on by Delany. Blew me away. Made my hair stand up.

Consider: Delany was the first Black American to write science fiction. He was the first openly gay man... Read full review »

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gren-Dhal?; or loving the enemy

byseric26 Jun 26, 2000
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Pros eloquent, dense, fascinating
Cons wordy, perplexing, pretentious
Recommended it? Yes

How to classify this book? It's a love-it or hate-it proposition for many, I think, a relatively early example of a fully-realized postmodernist work, first published in the mid-seventies.

By postmodern I mean many elements that are common to Delany's impressive body of sf work: parallel... Read full review »

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Crazy Thuggish Bisexual Poet

byceciltheme Feb 26, 2001
16 Helpfuls 17 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 2 Comments
Pros interesting concept and admirable attempts at cross-social blends
Cons verbose and at times, hard to follow
Recommended it? Yes

On the one hand, it is tempting to reject it outright because of the cacaphony of story lines and blending of cultural prospectives, but if I were to do that, I would deter you from a work that has an excellent use of imagery and character development. Also, Delaney's work does a good job of... Read full review »

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A Sleeper of a Classic

byrobertsloan2 May 8, 2001
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Pros Dhalgren is an underrated literary classic that should gain more attention.
Cons If you don't like James Joyce or dislike controversial topics you'll be bored...
Recommended it? Yes

Back when Dhalgren first came out, it was a coffee-table wonder and a lot of the SF readers I knew bragged of having read it in about the same tone they'd brag about reading War and Peace. I was naive, twenty, bisexual and fascinated. That stunning opening image of a woman who turned into a tree... Read full review »

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ISBN13: 9780375706684. ISBN10: 0375706682. by Samuel R. Delany. Published by Random House, Inc.. Edition: 96

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