Virginia Hamilton is a writer of rare depth and range. Her subjects, her stories, her style, continue to press forward and away from what she has written before. "Dustland" is an exception only because it follows "Justice and Her Brothers" and ought to be read as part of the Justice cycle.
Dustland is a place—or is it simply the future?—to which Justice and her twin brothers and their friend travel in their minds. The four children, each endowed with extrasensory power, can only move as a unit from home and the present to Dustland. Their mutual need is a blessing and a burden—as are all intense relationships, all commitments.
This is a free excerpt of 108 words. There are 334 words (approx.
1 page at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our Hamilton, Virginia (Edith) 1936–: Critical Essay by Betty Levin Access Pass.
