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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
My first Le Guin! Like all short story compilations, this was a mixed bag. I really liked the concept and themes throughout.
My favorites:
"Sita Dulip's Method"
"The Silence of the Asonu"
"Seasons of the Ansarac"
"Great Joy"
"The Fliers of Gy"
I also liked:
"The Ire of the Veksi"
"Social Dreaming of the Frin"
"Islands of the Immortals"
The rest were either just ok or I ended up skipping them altogether.
My favorites:
"Sita Dulip's Method"
"The Silence of the Asonu"
"Seasons of the Ansarac"
"Great Joy"
"The Fliers of Gy"
I also liked:
"The Ire of the Veksi"
"Social Dreaming of the Frin"
"Islands of the Immortals"
The rest were either just ok or I ended up skipping them altogether.
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Imaginative. At times poignant, and sad.
A solid tapestry of worlds mirroring our own with the usual social commentary you'd expect from the author carefully woven into it and going well beyond the whimsical writing. I'm a fan of "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" and I'm a fan of this book, though I think the former will haunt me more overall.
I feel I needed to read this as it seems controversial these days to speak against our current technological, capitalistic society.
I feel I needed to read this as it seems controversial these days to speak against our current technological, capitalistic society.
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ursula doing her fantasy ethnography thing straight up and down. Each one has the classis Short Story Formula of setting up the situation, complicating it, doing a little Twist, and then resolving on an emotional beat. Some of these work way better than others. A few of them are among her best stuff (The Flyers of Gy), some of them feel more like Pratchettesque conceptual jokes (The Silence of the Asonu), some of them are not worth much at all, especially those which trend toward her California Liberal tendencies and real-world contemporary social commentary (The Royals of Hegn, ugh).
3.5 stars. Some stories I would love to read an entire book about, while others were a little forgettable. Still in love with Ursula's imagination though
La reseña completa en http://inthenevernever.blogspot.com/2021/10/planos-paralelos-de-ursula-k-le-guin.html
«El aeropuerto es desde donde no puedes ir a ninguna otra parte. Un no lugar en el que el tiempo no pasa y donde no hay esperanza de existencia significativa alguna. Una terminal: el fin. El aeropuerto no ofrece nada a ningún ser humano excepto el acceso al intervalo entre aviones».
Seguimos con las lecturas del #LeoAutorasOct en la que no podía faltar una de mis escritoras favoritas. Hoy quiero recomendarles Planos paralelos, de Ursula K. Le Guin. Un libro que reúne quince historias independientes pero conectadas por un descubrimiento asombroso: la capacidad de la humanidad de viajar y visitar planos paralelos. Unos relatos satíricos que le permiten a la autora explorar muchos de sus temas favoritos.
«El aeropuerto es desde donde no puedes ir a ninguna otra parte. Un no lugar en el que el tiempo no pasa y donde no hay esperanza de existencia significativa alguna. Una terminal: el fin. El aeropuerto no ofrece nada a ningún ser humano excepto el acceso al intervalo entre aviones».
Seguimos con las lecturas del #LeoAutorasOct en la que no podía faltar una de mis escritoras favoritas. Hoy quiero recomendarles Planos paralelos, de Ursula K. Le Guin. Un libro que reúne quince historias independientes pero conectadas por un descubrimiento asombroso: la capacidad de la humanidad de viajar y visitar planos paralelos. Unos relatos satíricos que le permiten a la autora explorar muchos de sus temas favoritos.
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fantasy anthropology is incredible