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A review by tchallis35
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia by Ursula K. Le Guin
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This book is not an easy read- but it certainly made me think..and think… and think.
It is not a plot driven story, but it is not really about the characters either. It is, instead, about ideas. It is about walls and what they keep out as well as what they keep in. It is about freedom and how the illusion of that can make you feel free when you are, in truth, very restricted by the invisible constraints of social convention. It is about time and how it is both happening simultaneously and in sequence (like a book is a whole story and all the parts told in order). It would be a great book to talk over with others as there are so many ideas to discuss. It is not a book that moved me or made me feel as some books do…but it is one that will stick with me for a long time.
It is not a plot driven story, but it is not really about the characters either. It is, instead, about ideas. It is about walls and what they keep out as well as what they keep in. It is about freedom and how the illusion of that can make you feel free when you are, in truth, very restricted by the invisible constraints of social convention. It is about time and how it is both happening simultaneously and in sequence (like a book is a whole story and all the parts told in order). It would be a great book to talk over with others as there are so many ideas to discuss. It is not a book that moved me or made me feel as some books do…but it is one that will stick with me for a long time.