"The new collection...is characterized by...careful readings, sharp but unexpected insights, and passionate but wholly individualistic feminism...It's the sort of book that's rewarding to have around for browsing and idea-mongering....The longest piece, 'The Games,' is an absolutely brilliant discussion of video games, the nature of game-making in general, and the ways in which such games have infiltrated both fiction and film. It's the sort of thing that makes you want to invite Jones to a bar and sit down and talk with her about this stuff, while knowing that what you really want to do is listen."---Gary K. Wolfe, Locus, January 2010
I'm not sure what "wholly individualistic feminism" is (in the pages of Imagination/Space, Gwyneth refers to her feminism as an "awkward" kind of feminism, and also as her "plan for reducing global levels of machismo") and so don't know what I think about characterizing her feminism in that way, but as far as wanting to sit down with her and listen to her talk about the stuff in her book: I've done that a few times, and can only say Amen to that.
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