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A review by dinosaursatwork
Vaster Than Empires and More Slow by Ursula K. Le Guin
Puh ... This is a bit of a tough one. Some questionable choices in a cool thought experiment.
- person gets "cured" from autism, becomes an empath
- empath can only send back the emotions he received until he can do more (because the plot demands it?)
- person who got "cured" from autism and became an empath cannot live with society and needs to be in isolation
- the flat characterization of the remaining characters didn't really save these issues
The cool though experiment: a planet with one connected biomass as the single living, sentient being
- person gets "cured" from autism, becomes an empath
- empath can only send back the emotions he received until he can do more (because the plot demands it?)
- person who got "cured" from autism and became an empath cannot live with society and needs to be in isolation
Spoiler
not just during the story but also at the end?!- the flat characterization of the remaining characters didn't really save these issues
The cool though experiment: a planet with one connected biomass as the single living, sentient being