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summary of 862 ratings (see reviews)
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Child abuse (3 reviewers) and Confinement (1 reviewer)Moderate
Child abuse (2 reviewers), Excrement (2 reviewers), Ableism (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), and Physical abuse (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 62%
challenging 55%
sad 33%
mysterious 19%
emotional 17%
inspiring 12%
hopeful 8%
informative 7%
tense 7%
adventurous 1%
Pace
fast 38%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | N/A: 35% | A mix: 5%Strong character development?
N/A: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 22% | Yes: 5%Loveable characters?
N/A: 46% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 66% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | N/A: 32% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
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Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.
The story "Omelas" was first published in New Dimensions 3, a hard-cover science fiction anthology edited by Robert Silverberg, in October 1973, and the following year it won Le Guin the prestigious Hugo Award for best short story.
It was subsequently printed in her short story collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters in 1975.
Buy The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
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Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.
The story "Omelas" was first published in New Dimensions 3, a hard-cover science fiction anthology edited by Robert Silverberg, in October 1973, and the following year it won Le Guin the prestigious Hugo Award for best short story.
It was subsequently printed in her short story collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters in 1975.
What the community thinks
summary of 862 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Child abuse (3 reviewers) and Confinement (1 reviewer)Moderate
Child abuse (2 reviewers), Excrement (2 reviewers), Ableism (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), and Physical abuse (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 62%
challenging 55%
sad 33%
mysterious 19%
emotional 17%
inspiring 12%
hopeful 8%
informative 7%
tense 7%
adventurous 1%
Pace
fast 38%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | N/A: 35% | A mix: 5%Strong character development?
N/A: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 22% | Yes: 5%Loveable characters?
N/A: 46% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 66% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | N/A: 32% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating