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Read with the first virtual convening of Tech Book Club to commemorate and celebrate the life and work of Ursula K. Le Guin upon her passing.
In contrasting two worlds, Le Guin explores the possibility that one man’s utopia may be another’s dystopia, and it shows in the hesitant subtitle: “An Ambiguous Utopia.”
The structure of the story is interesting, working back and forth in two different timelines in Shevek’s life on Anarres and Urras, finally circling back to the middle. It works both as a ...more
In contrasting two worlds, Le Guin explores the possibility that one man’s utopia may be another’s dystopia, and it shows in the hesitant subtitle: “An Ambiguous Utopia.”
The structure of the story is interesting, working back and forth in two different timelines in Shevek’s life on Anarres and Urras, finally circling back to the middle. It works both as a ...more
Ursula LeGuin is so cool. As Ken-ichi ably points out, this is a pretty intense dive into speculative political economy... that sounds like it miiiiiight appeal to you, get after it. Lots of fascinating ideas about physics, politics, economics, social order... weird but pretty wonderful and thought-provoking.
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i'm reading this novel again currently, this time out loud (as bedtime reading for our new baby), and appreciating Le Guin's brilliance in new ways.
I found it inspiring, but i hadn't realized just how much the story and the characters affected me the first time; now, two years later, the influence is obvious, and delightful. Sublime dialogue and luxuriously complex ideas on every page.
It's a thoroughly thought-provoking (and sometimes surprisingly[?:] moving) sci-fi parable about the struggle, ...more
I found it inspiring, but i hadn't realized just how much the story and the characters affected me the first time; now, two years later, the influence is obvious, and delightful. Sublime dialogue and luxuriously complex ideas on every page.
It's a thoroughly thought-provoking (and sometimes surprisingly[?:] moving) sci-fi parable about the struggle, ...more
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