A review by arha
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One of Ursula Le Guin's less-appreciated abilities is her sharp, delicious characterization of wildly arrogant men. Watching the antagonist Dr. Haber spiral through increasing confidence in himself and hunger for power is reason enough on its own to read this book.

The bigger reasons I leave unstated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Medical trauma

One primary driving force of the narrative is a psychologist's abuse of a patient in court-mandated therapy for drug abuse.