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A review by tashenone
The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin
5.0
Hope is a dangerous thing to have …
This heartbreaking story is an unfettered exposé of the cruelty of control. All intentions can be pure, every action thought out, each molecule of each person can stand resolute, refusing to bend from the path of compassion and empathy … and yet, all of that can be undone in an instant. All for the sake of control and power over others. Le Guin crafts a moving cautionary tale about the terrors that accompany attempting to exert power over other people. In beautiful writing that only this true master can conjure, we are shown exactly what happens when one man decides he is superior to another.
This heartbreaking story is an unfettered exposé of the cruelty of control. All intentions can be pure, every action thought out, each molecule of each person can stand resolute, refusing to bend from the path of compassion and empathy … and yet, all of that can be undone in an instant. All for the sake of control and power over others. Le Guin crafts a moving cautionary tale about the terrors that accompany attempting to exert power over other people. In beautiful writing that only this true master can conjure, we are shown exactly what happens when one man decides he is superior to another.