E. C. Tubb

[Deb]

So, since I have been clogging up the 'Introduce yourself' discussion I thought I would just put this here.

I decided last year to re-read all the Dumarest saga I remembered from my teens. Only one or two books remained of my collections, but you see them in every old second hand store right?

Nope, not any more. Either they all decayed beyond the point of sale or.... I don't know. Anyhow adversity made me more stubborn and I am intentionally collecting the whole saga and reading through them.

Everything negative ever said about them is true; they are formulaic, they are predictable, they are indeed misogynistic, (though it is the casual mysogeny of the times).

I still find I enjoy them immensely, I think the world building fascinates me more than anything.

[Phil]

Goodreads keeps telling me to read The Winds of Gath, so I'm curious.

[mark, personal space invader]

I love this series! crisp writing; fast pace; great protagonist; fun scenarios. I have not found the ones I've read to be remotely misogynistic. perhaps rather chauvinistic, occasionally, although I give it some leeway due to the times. but woman-hating? not at all.

[Deb]

I think The Winds of Gath was the first one I read, I was definitely the one a re-read last year that got me hooked again. I would say Phil - listen to Goodreads and read it :)

[Deb]

mark wrote: "I love this series! crisp writing; fast pace; great protagonist; fun scenarios. I have not found the ones I've read to be remotely misogynistic. perhaps rather chauvinistic, occasionally, although ..."

Well..... I love this series too, I thoroughly enjoy it; I agree, crisp writing, Earl Dumarest is everything a stoic hero should be, the scenarios and worlds are fascinating.

Chauvinistic /misogynistic.... Weeeellll.... where does one begin and the other leave off really? I guess chauvinistic is more accurate in that neither the hero or the author come across as hating women but there is a pretty acute level of condescension happening.

You do need to give it leeway for when it was written you kind of have to for a lot of the early sci-fi, whoever wrote them.

[Deb]

I just finished another from the series
I reviewed it : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The year this was published was the same year Maddona launched her 'like a virgin' tour, it was the last year of Dian Fossey;s work so, I guess if I think of the general attitude to women in the book versus the place women were occupying in the world at large I see a discrepancy.

Perhaps I would not even have though about it, except I have tried recommending this series to younger friends and the feedback they have given me was startling since I still see it as a great series.

[mark, personal space invader]

I love that you put in the context of the time period that the book came out. interesting! now on to your review.