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Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
From: LawrencePer...@gmail.com
Date: 12 Mar 2006 01:49:16 -0800
Local: Sun, Mar 12 2006 4:49 am
Subject: Dreamsnake as a "Mary Sue" Novel
Shortly after reading that Teresa Nielsen Hayden and Joanna Russ had
pegged Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left hand of Darkness as a "Mary Sue" novel, I happened to read Vonda McIntyre's Dreamsnake, and it struck me as an even more obvious example. Snake, the titular protagonist, is not only a paragon of virtue, but has handsome men fall at her feet and knows exactly what needs to be done at each and every community she visits, all of whom are grateful for her advice. And her only "flaw" is being too trusting and compassionate. All classic "Mary Sue" behavior. Thoughts? (If you're confused, see this: (FWIW, I didn't think it was a bad novel, just a rather slight one, Lawrence Person You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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