In a message dated 2/20/01 12:30:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, calle@lysator.liu.se writes:

<< >>>>> "Ashton7" == Ashton7 Ashton7@aol.com writes:

I'm starting to find the constant references to Jenkins' book...well, strange. When it first appeared in fandom, yea many years ago now, it was regarded as somewhat of a joke in most fannish circles

Why? I found it quite good when I read it. Not perfect, of course, but there seemed to be a lot of good thinking in it. >>

I didn't say it wasn't "good". I said it was joked about. So was Camille Bacon-Smith's book, Enterprising Women. I'm only finding the quotes from Jenkins' book odd because it sounds like he's being given the weight of a Joseph Campbell... which he ain't.

Annie