Ellen
Ellen asked Jo Walton:

Hi Jo! I adore Among Others, and a lot of the thoughts Mori has about romantic/sexual relationships really struck a chord with me. Being aromantic asexual myself, I would love to know if she was intended to be aro/ace-spectrum, or if something else was going on? (either way this book was a very refreshing read, and it's always top of my recommendation list for anyone looking for a book with little or no romance)

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Sam
Sam asked Jo Walton:

How do you reconcile feminism with Plato's following quote: "Completeness seems to require that something should be briefly said about other animals: first of women, who are probably degenerate and cowardly men" from Timaeus? And how do you rate highly someone who thought extreme eugenics is the way to go?

Steven Smith
Steven Smith asked Jo Walton:

Hi Jo, I have just finished Among Others which I enjoyed a great deal. I was interested in Mori's opinion of Hardy. Was this your opinion of Hardy at 15 and has it changed over the years (and if so, why)? I never read him at 15 but if I had I'm sure I wouldn't have got very far. However, now at 40+, I love his books so assume that a certain amount of life has to be lived in order to appreciate him.

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Carrie Mansfield asked Jo Walton:

Is the Thessaly series going to be a duology or a trilogy? I discovered The Philosopher Kings the other day on NetGalley and it was love. Totally going to go back and read The Just City now :)

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