A review by tallyfire
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Shevek comes from the “anarchist” moon of Anarres and visits the planet his people once escaped from, Urras. Urras looks very familiar to us, yet the book is told mostly through Shevek’s eyes, which are familiar only with the culture he grew up in.

It’s a fascinating, heavy book. It takes a while to get into, but once I was in I was captivated. The writing is dense and full of ideas. I don’t think you can get through it without having a new view of things. Le Guin’s writing is, as always, sparse and often beautiful.