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

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

A masterpiece. Le Guin dissects anarchism both as a political philosophy and a school of thought, exploring the question: “what does it mean to be free?” 

For we each of us deserve everything, every luxury that was ever piled in the tombs of the dead kings, and we each of us deserve nothing, not a mouthful of bread in hunger. Have we not eaten while another starved? Will you punish us for that? Will you reward us for the virtue of starving while others ate? No man earns punishment, no man earns reward. Free your mind of the idea of deserving, the idea of earning, and you will begin to be able to think.

As someone hoping to go into research, Shivek’s allegiance to truth above all, to people, to freedom, is inspiring. 

I hope to return to this book again and again.