A review by slowreaderpeter
The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

This book is, at times, a bit messy. And at times it feels both very dated and insanely of the moment (2024). It’s VERY critical of toxic masculinity (the main antagonist would absolutely refer to himself as an “Alpha” in today’s society), as well as xenophobia, racism, and war/violence. Out of context, the themes almost come across as a rant on 21st century America.