Reviews

Os despossuídos by Ursula K. Le Guin

everyonespal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

3.75

achro's review against another edition

informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

liakeller's review against another edition

2.0

Dear god. What to say. I have never liked science fiction. I took a class in college just to make sure. Indeed, I didn't like it. I still don't really enjoy it. That said. This book is filled with amazing ideas and it is quite well written. My rating is solely based on how much I liked reading it. It was painful. If not for book club, I wouldn't have read it.

shiny's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

theeternaldodo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

weyburn13's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

michberk's review against another edition

inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

babyhandles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

3.75

puddleglump's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

erinlcrane's review against another edition

5.0

3rd time reading this one. It’s not perfect, but I’ll never give out 5 stars if I wait for perfect. It gets 5 stars for being a book I enjoy rereading and find very thought provoking.

Le Guin has a particular quiet, slow style that just keeps growing on me the more I read her stuff. I find her books cozy in a way that confuses me given the subject matter. But I think it has to do with the thoughtful reflection and calm that comes across in her style.

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This is probably the best of the series, at least of what I’ve read so far. It’s really thought-provoking and I think Shevek is an engaging character. There are some aspects that maybe didn’t age well. I didn’t enjoy Shevek’s almost rapist moment. I think Le Guin’s goal may have been to show how far gone he was, how much he had taken in the Urras way of thought without realizing it. But it’s a gross moment and taints my feelings for him.

This book gives us capitalism vs anarchism. It seems to land on the side of the anarchists as far as I can tell. I’m not sure I’m convinced