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adventurous
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
My friend recommended this book to me as "The book that made him an anarchist", and I absolutely agree with him. I've in fact doubled down on being an anarchist after reading this book.
Ursula K. Le Guin is a phenomenal author that really understands the complexities of the way politics and worlds work, and doesn't write as if one idea is perfect or flawless as one might claim it to be. This book explores an anarchist society, the flaws that it has, and directly contrasts it with a capitalistic society.
On top of this, the way the societies and cultures are built are done in such a way that include prior history, as well as what a society would look like if everyone was raised a particular way. Anarres exists as a separation from the Urras propitarian society, and such the people raised there do not exist in a world where that type of society was ever the norm.
Definitely a must read, if you are at all interested in Ursula K Le Guin's work. So far from what I've read of her work, another masterpiece.
Ursula K. Le Guin is a phenomenal author that really understands the complexities of the way politics and worlds work, and doesn't write as if one idea is perfect or flawless as one might claim it to be. This book explores an anarchist society, the flaws that it has, and directly contrasts it with a capitalistic society.
On top of this, the way the societies and cultures are built are done in such a way that include prior history, as well as what a society would look like if everyone was raised a particular way. Anarres exists as a separation from the Urras propitarian society, and such the people raised there do not exist in a world where that type of society was ever the norm.
Definitely a must read, if you are at all interested in Ursula K Le Guin's work. So far from what I've read of her work, another masterpiece.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Violence
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Toxic relationship
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