The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin (files.libcom.org)
from Lacanoodle@literature.cafe to shortstories@literature.cafe on 04 Jun 13:31
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Ursula K. Le Guin is a fantastic writer of speculative fiction and the author of the earthsea fantasy series.

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givesomefucks@lemmy.world on 04 Jun 13:56 next collapse

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.

ashestosea@midwest.social on 04 Jun 14:30 collapse

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.

givesomefucks@lemmy.world on 04 Jun 14:41 next collapse

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.

AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world on 04 Jun 17:01 collapse

All I really remember about that book is that I loved it; guess it’s time for a reread.

Eq0@literature.cafe on 06 Jun 15:14 collapse

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

Lacanoodle@literature.cafe on 06 Jun 15:42 collapse

Yessss. Definitely check this out. Also do post any short story you like here!