The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village by Samuel R. Delany

The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village

Samuel R. Delany

584 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography lgbtqia+ memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Samuel Delany is a science fiction writer, teacher and recipient of the William Whitehead Memorial Award for a lifetime's contribution to lesbian and gay culture. His autobiography focuses on his life in New York's lower east side in the 1960s and...

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Moods

emotional 66%
informative 66%
reflective 66%
challenging 50%
adventurous 33%
inspiring 33%
dark 16%
hopeful 16%
tense 16%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 40%

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