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A review by erinlcrane
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
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
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