Ursula K. Le Guin is a fantastic writer of speculative fiction and the author of the earthsea fantasy series.
Indisputably a great author…
I just never got into their work. Way too much “science” and not enough “fiction” if you know what I mean.
At least, that’s how it was when I tried to read them as a little kid. Pacing might not seem as bad now that I’m old.
You should give The Left Hand of Darkness a[nother] try. One of my favorite aspects of the book is that, as the story progresses, the layers of seperation between the narrator and the native people are stripped away; how he gradually drops his air of detatched “science” and begins to see them as fully persons.
There is a fair bit about the Gethens sex/gender, and it’s quite political/sociological (all of which drew me in) but there’s a beautiful humanistic story that blossoms as the narrative transitions thru its many different stages.
You should give The Left Hand of Darkness a[nother] try.
Lol, literally the one I was thinking of, still have the old paperback copy from before I was teenager somewhere.
I’ve been trying to get thru Roger Penrose lately, and if I ever make it thru The Road to Reality, Im sure Le Guin is going to feel like a Marvel movie in comparison.
All I really remember about that book is that I loved it; guess it’s time for a reread.
Everything by Le Guin is pure gold! I will add this one to my reading list, but I lived “The Dispossessed “ as political science-fiction, while “the left hand of the darkness” explores gender and prejudices, and “earthsea” is a series of coming of age novels. Every is so good
Yessss. Definitely check this out. Also do post any short story you like here!
