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A review by documentno_is
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
One of the most incredible books I’ve ever read, a thorough and imaginative vision of the depths of “humanity.” Sure they are alien nations but they are all direct analogs of human systems and go out of their way not to hide this. The pain of beauty of humanity, the hope, and the constant change (and the very human fear of change) laid out in beautiful imagination.
In terms of recommending the reading- I’m not sure everyone will get as much out of it. It’s certainly reading for ideology and requires these considerations or the narrative will fall rather flat. It was sometimes something I had to “push” through. I don’t always read books for entertainment but by the end there was some tense element of entertaining.
About 9/10 of the way through it became very bleak, but I do think the author managed to swing some hopefulness into it. I do think a text of this ideological nature should end in some element of hope or change.
In terms of recommending the reading- I’m not sure everyone will get as much out of it. It’s certainly reading for ideology and requires these considerations or the narrative will fall rather flat. It was sometimes something I had to “push” through. I don’t always read books for entertainment but by the end there was some tense element of entertaining.
About 9/10 of the way through it became very bleak, but I do think the author managed to swing some hopefulness into it. I do think a text of this ideological nature should end in some element of hope or change.