celf 's review for:

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

3.5

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Le Guin's language is exemplary, and the central concept both utterly fascinating and harrowingly terrifying. Though it seems to have aged poorly in places, the world presented still feels eerily relevant today as it's dystopian echoes hit a little too close to home in our current time. I found it hard to relate to the characters, finding them a little distant (perhaps a product of their time), but their motives were still clear and well-developed as Le Guin asks the reader 'what kind of peace is left when we dare to play God ourselves'.