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A review by sharpestlives
Very Far Away from Anywhere Else by Ursula K. Le Guin
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
halfway through the novella, the main character/narrator, Owen, describes Thorn, the imaginary world he came up with when he was still a child. and while there were many emotional, painfully relatable moments throughout the story, it was this description that almost brought me to tears. I'm so glad I read this.
(the Italian edition is titled "Agata e pietra nera", agate and the black rock. as I went into this book without any prior knowledge, I expected Agata to be the name of one of the characters; I was delighted to find out it actually comes from one of the most memorable scenes -- "She gave me the black rock, and I gave her the agate.")
"Safety in numbers. I'm not me. I'm a basketball letter. I'm a popular kid. I'm my friend's friend. I'm a black leather growth on a Honda. I'm a member. I'm a teenager. You can't see me, all you can see is us. We're safe."
(the Italian edition is titled "Agata e pietra nera", agate and the black rock. as I went into this book without any prior knowledge, I expected Agata to be the name of one of the characters; I was delighted to find out it actually comes from one of the most memorable scenes -- "She gave me the black rock, and I gave her the agate.")
"Safety in numbers. I'm not me. I'm a basketball letter. I'm a popular kid. I'm my friend's friend. I'm a black leather growth on a Honda. I'm a member. I'm a teenager. You can't see me, all you can see is us. We're safe."