Tom, I'm a fan of Doris'. I'm even one of those writers who thought Spinner would make a fun film. I've talked to Doris on several occassions but wasn't able to make anything work. Her stuff isn't really the stuff of classic scifi greats. While it possesses a lot energy and inventiveness, adapting Spinner to the screen turned out to be almost impossible. Some of it is the weird inventions she came up with to explain the presence of the alien; most of it though is just her narrartive style which works in her novel but hardly anywhere else. I have read several of her books and enjoyed them all. I'm just sure that she's also an acquired taste.
The interview was well done; your love for her work shines through. Her pain also shouts loudly from the pages. No matter what happens in the future to her or her work, you should be proud of what you've accomplished here. And acquired taste she may be but one that suits me and I'm sure a lot of scifi fans who were touched in one way or the other by her work.
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The interview was well done; your love for her work shines through. Her pain also shouts loudly from the pages. No matter what happens in the future to her or her work, you should be proud of what you've accomplished here. And acquired taste she may be but one that suits me and I'm sure a lot of scifi fans who were touched in one way or the other by her work.
- Mark Sevi 12-07-2003 2:24 am