A review by gaiusgallus
Five Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula K. Le Guin

5.0

Extremely compelling and human... Le Guin tells the (of course and always) incomplete tale of a people fighting for independence and freedom from slavery. Each story briefly touches the others but stands apart, mimicking the way an overarching history seems to be made of one decided narrative when really it is the minute and monumental interactions between individuals, all seeking their own ends. She touches on all the great tragedies of slavery and war, including the blunting of curiosity, the slave mindset, the destruction of an owner's humanity, and the turbulance that inevitably comes from co-opted/competing visions of liberation.