I never realized that "Tears of the Singers" was such a blatant Tiptree knockoff. Losing something in the translation, though.
It's the time-travel. It always destroys that magic light of being a teenager, that makes bad books (bad lovers), seem like the glorious wonder of them is just out of reach. "Tears of the Singers" came out in 1984, and "Brightness Falls From The Air" in 1986.
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Date: 2009-05-19 03:02 am (UTC)It's the time-travel. It always destroys that magic light of being a teenager, that makes bad books (bad lovers), seem like the glorious wonder of them is just out of reach.
"Tears of the Singers" came out in 1984, and "Brightness Falls From The Air" in 1986.