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The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
by Ursula K. Le Guin
I didn't love this as much as Left Hand of Darkness; by exploring a biologically similar but politically different society, the book becomes more sociological than anthropological. Nevertheless, Leguin explores her anarchic society in a nuanced way, highlighting the drawbacks and imperfections of her supposed utopia to keep it grounded and believable. Shevek's conversation at the end with the Terran ambassador really drives the novel home - to her, the Urrasti civilization Shevek believes is a capitalist hell is practically paradise compared to the unfettered greed of her home planet, a futuristic earth in which we failed to prevent climate disaster. In our times, it's a sobering thought and a call to action.