I kept coming across references to Ursula Le Guin so in the end decided to give it a try. I have bought 'The Dispossesed' and am a quarter of the way through. So far I am quite impressed. Anybody else here read her books?
Ursula Le Guin
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Had to look her up, never been much into science fiction
I am finding it to be a serious work. The sci fi element is background really. It is creating an alternative society in which she can apply her ideas. It could just as easily have been done on earth in the way that 'Brave New World' was.
I submitted a couple of manuscripts to her way back in the 1980s (both rejected, but that the way things go.)
Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine
Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine
It must be hard after all your work. I hope you was not too discouraged.
I keep remembering that Dr. Isaac Asimov was rejected over sixty times over his writing career. I'm still a novice!
Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine
Oh, I love her work! Ticks so many boxes. Glad you like "The Dispossessed, it's one of my favorites. She was an anarchist, and a Taoist, an irresistible combination to me.
I'm currently reading "Always coming home", a fascinating book that is hard to describe in one sentence.
I'm currently reading "Always coming home", a fascinating book that is hard to describe in one sentence.
I have just read her obituary from the New York Times. It starts with this,
The writer’s “pleasant duty,” she said, is to ply the reader’s imagination with “the best and purest nourishment that it can absorb.”
The obit itself is well worth reading. Clearly she cannot just be summed up as a 'sci fi'writer.
www.nytimes.com
The writer’s “pleasant duty,” she said, is to ply the reader’s imagination with “the best and purest nourishment that it can absorb.”
The obit itself is well worth reading. Clearly she cannot just be summed up as a 'sci fi'writer.
Ursula K. Le Guin, Acclaimed for Her Fantasy Fiction, Is Dead at 88 (Published 2018)
Ms. Le Guin brought literary elegance and a feminist sensibility to science fiction and fantasy tales, drawing millions of readers around the world.
Not just, but in the end...still.
For me sci-fi and fantasy are not the vehicles I can ride in
I've often read that people who are known for writing 'genre' fiction are often assumed to be not of the same class of author who writes 'literary fiction'. Pity. I think it's a mistaken assumption.
My brain can only take so many steps from reality (my physical space and time) before it gets lost in the soup and can't keep up. I need to keep one foot on the ground to keep the story straight.
Could be that is why I struggle with the bible!
seattlegal
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I enjoyed the Earthsea series years ago. Lately, I've been thinking about picking up The Left Hand of Darkness, and my hesitancy to do so probably means that I really do need to read it.
Well, I have finished it and am incredibly impressed with this author and the book. This is one of those rare works of fiction where I got personally involved with the story and now miss the characters.
For those interested in alternative societies there is a lot of wisdom here and much food for thought.
For those interested in alternative societies there is a lot of wisdom here and much food for thought.
OK, OK, Libby (public library) has all 4 in the series on audio, I just borrowed one and will give it a start on tomorrow's walk
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The ones who walk away from Omelas!
I had not heard of this so had to google it. It is described as having "the force of a modern myth." That is a pretty powerful recommendation I think.
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It is a great story!