A review by ralowe
Times Square Red, Times Square Blue by Samuel R. Delany

5.0

in the numerous recommendations i've received to check out delany, all have redacted his disbelief that property is theft. his cautionary tableau are nimbly rendered into prescribing instruments: woman-run houses for hetero-fucking, interclass milieus, language. his language mastery and accomplishment, getting homosexual perversity out in the open. evidence that language is installed in the contingent. this was a moment in time, living in san francisco, i can't believe anyone would seriously entertain a celebration of marginalized sexual communities. knowing his interests in masochism sheds light on this arrangement of power, where the powerless busy themselves about creating the opportunity and venue for the dialogue with violent forces that operate in absolute silence. i can almost believe class war treaties are possible.