also read 'the lathe of heaven.' it's definitely the most prosey le guin i've read during this kick, but in a really good way.
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it's funny. i do find her writing in general less efficient than i'd like, but i dont know if ive read so much honest speculation in a while
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her books are basically longform omelas. 'here's a thing i think is great'--magic, no gender, anarchy--'now what's the kid in the basement?'
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this kind of self-interrogating art is nice to read in a time when people seem particularly bent on remaking the world according to ideals
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the best dystopian fiction involves a corruption of a utopia that the author actually believes in
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I really enjoyed that book as well. do you know if any of the adaptations are any good?
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haven't looked into it! my guess is 'no' though. they all seem to be tv movie adaptions
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i found the 1980 one v good
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