Helen Merrick

The research is thorough and some of the chapters excellent, but the writing overall is far too academic to be readable. For myself as a non-academic reader, it was slow and painful going with bursts of brilliance.

The chapter dealing with cyberpunk was a standout and the whole book worth reading just for that. I also enjoyed the tracing of fannish history through the years.

OK if you're into the self-referential world of academic critics critiquing academic critics - not much there for the ordinary SF reader who wants a better understanding of where FemSF fits into the broader feminist and SF worlds. Daughters of Earth is much more accessible. Tiptree shortlist 2010