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The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

124 reviews

sabrinazj's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

A mind-stretcher! I learned a lot reading this. Immense worldbuilding. I don't have the knowledge set to judge the fictional physics, however.

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zone_a3's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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hanz's review

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hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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montereads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Slowly throughout the course of reading this book, something changed for me in a deep, fundamental place. I could feel the most important revelations and epiphanies I’ve had during the past decade—each meaningful on its own, but as a whole, disparate and unfocused—shifting into alignment. This book has helped me understand why I have felt morally shackled for so much of my life, and has showed me how I might begin to pick the locks. Visiting Anarres, and following Shevek as he awakens to his perpetual revolution, has given me immeasurable insight into the question that haunts me most: how do we live both happy and ethical lives in this place, in this time? “The” answer doesn’t exist, but Le Guin shows us the tightrope, the acrobat, and the landscape on the other side with a crystal clarity I did not think was possible. I will come back to this one again, and again, and again, for the rest of my life.

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nuxx_'s review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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thor's review against another edition

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challenging reflective

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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outerscout's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

found it quite slow / hard to get into but got far more invested in the last ~100 pages. not sure how much the politics resonated with me overall but i appreciated the nuance

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