caitless 's review for:

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

4.5

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I was surprised with how engaged I found myself with this. It really is a literary classic and a POWERHOUSE!! The beginning was a bit hard for me to get into, I think the high concept sci-Fi stuff had me reeling a bit. However! Once you get into the rhythm of the story, it is quickly understandable and VERY poignant. The structure of the story, cutting every other chapter between the past and present, really brings the whole tale together piece by piece and reveals everything to you in such an interesting way. The idea of an anarchist society is so fleshed out in this and it becomes so understandable and really makes you reevaluate things. I think the political messages of this novel are SO STRONG!! (Hot take I know…) but really it had a big impact on me. Anyways I think anyone who considers themselves a connoisseur of literature should add this to their repertoire…