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thepurplebookwyrm's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.75
This was my very first foray into Le Guin's non-fiction writing, and I found Space Crone to be a very enjoyable, thoughtful, articulate and spirited (yes!) collection of essays... and bits of fiction (some of which I'd already read, and thus skipped here), speeches, etc...
Thematically, Space Crone definitely qualifies as a (broadly) feminist collection; its contents principally focus on the experience of motherhood, old age/menopause (or should I say Cronehood, hehe), sexist discrimination in literature (and the arts more generally), and the 'art-craft' of writing itself – as a woman, in a dichotomised, androcratic world.
I didn't always agree with Le Guin's... analysis, shall we say, but didn't mind that in the slightest because, on the whole, it was a delight to simply engage with (at least parts of) her mind, her thinking, and of course writing like this. What a pleasure it would have been to have a conversation with this woman! Requiem in pace. 💜
Thematically, Space Crone definitely qualifies as a (broadly) feminist collection; its contents principally focus on the experience of motherhood, old age/menopause (or should I say Cronehood, hehe), sexist discrimination in literature (and the arts more generally), and the 'art-craft' of writing itself – as a woman, in a dichotomised, androcratic world.
I didn't always agree with Le Guin's... analysis, shall we say, but didn't mind that in the slightest because, on the whole, it was a delight to simply engage with (at least parts of) her mind, her thinking, and of course writing like this. What a pleasure it would have been to have a conversation with this woman! Requiem in pace. 💜
tpatz's review
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
cattytrona's review
4.0
really wonderful, insightful collection. the peaks are so high, the insights generous. i really think it’s a book to treasure, to come back to as i live, which is not a typical response i have.
i particularly like the decision to mix fiction in with the essays. it makes a lot of sense, they’re all ways at the truth. ‘sud’ is really wonderful. and having just read always coming home, the inclusion of the extension of ‘dangerous people’ was a gift — i didn’t know there was more to read! i only wish the original chapter was also included as well, instead of being summarised: i don’t have my copy of always coming home with me (and i feel like most people don’t have a copy at all), so whilst i wanted to go away and read it, as a whole document, i couldn’t.
i particularly like the decision to mix fiction in with the essays. it makes a lot of sense, they’re all ways at the truth. ‘sud’ is really wonderful. and having just read always coming home, the inclusion of the extension of ‘dangerous people’ was a gift — i didn’t know there was more to read! i only wish the original chapter was also included as well, instead of being summarised: i don’t have my copy of always coming home with me (and i feel like most people don’t have a copy at all), so whilst i wanted to go away and read it, as a whole document, i couldn’t.