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The Dispossessed

The Dispossessed

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  • Author：Ursula K. Le Guin
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The Principle of Simultaneity is a scientific breakthrough which will revolutionize interstellar civilization by making possible instantaneous communication。 It is the life work of Shevek， a brilliant physicist from the arid anarchist world of Anarres。 But Shevek’s work is being stifled by jealous colleagues， so he travels to Anarres’s sister-planet Urras， hoping to find more liberty and tolerance there。 But he soon finds himself being used as a pawn in a deadly political game。

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Caio Maximino ，

Uma história altamente sensível e politicamente carregada sobre anarquismo， as prisões do capitalismo， Ciência e pensamento livre。 Shevek é um cientista em Anarres， uma sociedade anarquista estabelecida em uma lua de Urras， um planeta capitalista。 Anarres é uma utopia complicada， por vezes presa em seus próprios rituais e hábitos e em um coletivismo exacerbado; Shevek inicia uma espécie de revolução dentro da revolução， chegando a Urras para desenvolver suas teorias。 Personagens e cenário extrem Uma história altamente sensível e politicamente carregada sobre anarquismo， as prisões do capitalismo， Ciência e pensamento livre。 Shevek é um cientista em Anarres， uma sociedade anarquista estabelecida em uma lua de Urras， um planeta capitalista。 Anarres é uma utopia complicada， por vezes presa em seus próprios rituais e hábitos e em um coletivismo exacerbado; Shevek inicia uma espécie de revolução dentro da revolução， chegando a Urras para desenvolver suas teorias。 Personagens e cenário extremamente bem construídos， e uma ficção para criar futuros。 。。。more

Mario Opazo ，

Muy bueno

Madeleine ，

I have no words， just another 5 stars。 Once again Ursula K。 Le Guin's writing/worldbuilding is genius。 I have no words， just another 5 stars。 Once again Ursula K。 Le Guin's writing/worldbuilding is genius。 。。。more

Trevor Kettlewell ，

Assured writing。 I mean not just style， but the whole thing – structure， dialogue， concepts， character – Le Guin has some serious chops。 I remembered something about the ‘Hain’ race， or， at least that I’d heard the term ‘Hainish’ in a context like this， and Wikipedia helped out pointing to the five years earlier masterpiece The Left Hand of Darkness。 She has points to make here， I suppose， but the book isn’t reduced to making a point。 It’s more explorative than that， even if it is cogently dismi Assured writing。 I mean not just style， but the whole thing – structure， dialogue， concepts， character – Le Guin has some serious chops。 I remembered something about the ‘Hain’ race， or， at least that I’d heard the term ‘Hainish’ in a context like this， and Wikipedia helped out pointing to the five years earlier masterpiece The Left Hand of Darkness。 She has points to make here， I suppose， but the book isn’t reduced to making a point。 It’s more explorative than that， even if it is cogently dismissive of glib capitalism in the unsubtle political parallels of these deep future societies。 Shevek comes first – this evocation of， perhaps， her ideal man。 Deeply intelligent， a once in a millennium Einsteinian grade physicist， a perfect love-partner … but， more importantly， a saint。 Le Guin takes him though this at times brutal journey of enlightenment: he’s dealing with the same circumstances as anyone else， but brings this Christ or Buddha-like integrity， not being more than momentarily side-tracked by petty injustices and mistreatment into bitterness and （warranted） self-justification， and instead using this all as an unflinching lens to reveal and overcome his own hypocrisies and compromises。 Almost unavoidably Le Guin has gone with a non-linear timeline – what else could she do with a protagonist who， as a physicist， conceives of time as a ‘simultaneity’。 A bit twee and predictable， but handled deftly – which is no mean feat。 In fact， thinking over it now， she does pull it off – the way it’s written the story does not need to be chronological – past， present and future do all in some sense merge。 I didn’t relish this like I did the Left Hand， but I’m still deeply impressed – this is a higher calibre work。 。。。more

Aleksandra Matvieieva ，

Идеи мягко вплетены в сюжет， глубоко， но не сложно и не навязчиво в каждой главе - новая интересная мысль， которая занимала мою голову на несколько дней。 Поэтому и долго читала - растягивала удовольствие， этой книге хочется уделять и уделять все больше внимания。

Rosa ，

Soo many dog eared pages marking her wonderful one liners， short paragraphs， and quips reflecting and criticizing capitalism/culture ♥️。

Ben Connolly ，

I feel this book was uniquely suited to me， since each of the extra-long chapters slotted perfectly into my long commute on public transit at the beginning and end of each day。 It helped me pace my reading well。 But that's not important。There are so many examinations of the way a society can be run within these pages， coming from every which direction and with no small amount of experiential simulation for each， that you scarcely know who you ought to listen to， by the end。 All of them？ None？ Ma I feel this book was uniquely suited to me， since each of the extra-long chapters slotted perfectly into my long commute on public transit at the beginning and end of each day。 It helped me pace my reading well。 But that's not important。There are so many examinations of the way a society can be run within these pages， coming from every which direction and with no small amount of experiential simulation for each， that you scarcely know who you ought to listen to， by the end。 All of them？ None？ Many of the social theories presented are very pertinent to our society today， but some are totally alien， which is the clever kind of balance that will force you to think for yourself and decide which version of humanity's governance you like best， or you think would benefit us the most。 If taken narratively， the split focus between the present day on Urras and the past on Anarres is totally useless and only scatters an already meandering plot。 But philosophically， it results in the largest number of ideological and interpersonal debates possible， to give the reader something of an anthropological buffet， so to taste every myriad perspective Le Guin offers。 Speaking of her， Le Guin is a masterful artist of prose and thoughtful cultural analysis。 The book flows like a river， and you'll scarcely realize in the process that the river doesn't really go anywhere; but in true Odonian spirit， the means are the end。 。。。more

Kari Stromhaug ，

A little slow in points， but a fascinating concept very well eloquently written。

peter hillebrand ，

gotta love a book about a utopian society where “profiteering” is a commonly used word to be used to describe anything that sucks—a place where the idea of doing anything for profit as opposed to goodness is that vile。 great structure and writing and ideas， genuinely philosophically weighty and engaging。 cool to write from the perspective of those raised in the utopia; their confusion about other ways of life and their interrogation of other mechanisms is great。Favorite Lines“If a book were writ gotta love a book about a utopian society where “profiteering” is a commonly used word to be used to describe anything that sucks—a place where the idea of doing anything for profit as opposed to goodness is that vile。 great structure and writing and ideas， genuinely philosophically weighty and engaging。 cool to write from the perspective of those raised in the utopia; their confusion about other ways of life and their interrogation of other mechanisms is great。Favorite Lines“If a book were written all in numbers， it would be true。 It would be just。 Nothing said in words ever came out quite even。 Things in words got twisted and ran together， instead of staying straight and fitting together…。At the age of eight he asked why and how and what if， but he seldom asked when。”“The sister planet shone down upon them， serene and brilliant， a beautiful example of the improbability of the real。”“He could not force himself to understand how banks functioned and so forth， because all the operations of capitalism were as meaningless to him as the rites of a primitive religion， as barbaric， as elaborate， and as unnecessary。 In a human sacrifice to deity there might be at least a mistaken and terrible beauty; in the rites of the moneychangers， where greed， laziness， and envy were assumed to move all men’s acts， even the terrible became banal。 Shevek looked at this monstrous pettiness with contempt， and without interest。 He did not admit， he could not admit， that in fact it frightened him。”“There’s a great deal that’s admirable， I’m sure， in your society， but it doesn’t teach you to discriminate—which is after all the best thing civilization teaches。 I don’t want those damned aliens getting at you through your notions about brotherhood and mutualism and all that。 They’ll spout you whole rivers of ‘common humanity’ and ‘leagues of all the worlds’ and so on， and I’d hate to see you swallow it。 The law of existence is struggle— competition—elimination of the weak—a ruthless war for survival。 And I want to see the best survive。 The kind of humanity I know”“No distinction was drawn between the arts and the crafts; art was not considered as having a place in life， but as being a basic technique of life， like speech”“In the night one of them cried out aloud， dreaming。 The other one reached his arm out sleepily， muttering reassurance， and the blind warm weight of his touch outweighed all fear。”““Why does it look so beautiful？” Takver said， lying beside Shevek under the orange blanket， the light out。 Over them the Occupations of Uninhabited Space hung， dim; out the window the full Moon hung， brilliant。 “When we know that it’s a planet just like this one， only with a better climate and worse people—when we know they’re all propertarians， and fight wars， and make laws， and eat while others starve， and anyhow are all getting older and having bad luck and getting rheumatic knees and corns on their toes just like people here 。 。 。 when we know all that， why does it still look so happy—as if life there must be so happy？ I can’t look at the radiance and imagine a horrid little man with greasy sleeves and an atrophied mind like Sabul living on it; I just can’t。””““All you have to do to see life whole is to see it as mortal。 I’ll die， you’ll die; how could we love each other otherwise？ The sun’s going to burn out， what else keeps it shining？””“It was difficult for him to distrust the people he was with。 He had been brought up in a culture that relied deliberately and constantly on human solidarity， mutual aid”““I see。 So your army and Thu’s army will fight in Benbili。 But not here？” “No， no。 It would be utter folly for them to invade us， or us them。 We’ve outgrown the kind of barbarism that used to bring war into the heart of the high civilizations！ The balance of power is kept by this kind of police action。 However， we are officially at war。““It was difficult for Shevek to follow， both in language and in substance。 He was being told about things he had no experience of at all。 He had never seen a rat， or an army barracks， or an insane asylum， or a poorhouse， or a pawnshop， or an execution， or a thief， or a tenement， or a rent collector， or a man who wanted to work and could not find work to do， or a dead baby in a ditch。 All these things occurred in Efor’s reminiscences as commonplaces or as commonplace horrors。”“Join them， if you like their methods。 Justice is not achieved by force！” “And power isn’t achieved by passivity。””“he now understood why the army was organized as it was。 It was indeed quite necessary。 No rational form of organization would serve the purpose。 He simply had not understood that the purpose was to enable men with machine guns to kill unarmed men and women easily and in great quantities when told to do so。 Only he still could not see where courage， or manliness， or fitness entered in。”“Because there is nothing， nothing on Urras that we Anarresti need！ We left with empty hands， a hundred and seventy years ago， and we were right。 We took nothing。 Because there is nothing here but States and their weapons， the rich and their lies， and the poor and their misery。 There is no way to act rightly， with a clear heart， on Urras。 There is nothing you can do that profit does not enter into， and fear of loss， and the wish for power。”“（But） To me， and to all my fellow Terrans who have seen the planet， Urras is the kindliest， most various， most beautiful of all the inhabited worlds。 It is the world that comes as close as any could to Paradise。” She looked at him calmly and keenly; he said nothing。 “I know it’s full of evils， full of human injustice， greed， folly， waste。 But it is also full of good， of beauty， vitality， achievement。 It is what a world should be！ It is alive， tremendously alive—alive， despite all its evils， with hope。 Is that not true？””Plus the entire conversation on the condition of human life:““Suffering is the condition on which we live。 And when it comes， you know it。 You know it as the truth。 Of course it’s right to cure diseases， to prevent hunger and injustice， as the social organism does。 But no society can change the nature of existence。 We can’t prevent suffering。 This pain and that pain， yes， but not Pain。 A society can only relieve social suffering， unnecessary suffering。 The rest remains。 The root， the reality。 All of us here are going to know grief; if we live fifty years， we’ll have known pain for fifty years。 And in the end we’ll die。 That’s the condition we’re born on。 I’m afraid of life！ There are times I—I am very frightened。 Any happiness seems trivial。 And yet， I wonder if it isn’t all a misunderstanding—this grasping after happiness， this fear of pain。 。 。 。 If instead of fearing it and running from it， one could 。 。 。 get through it， go beyond it There is something beyond it。 It’s the self that suffers， and there’s a place where the self—ceases。 I don’t know how to say it。 But I believe that the reality—the truth that I recognize in suffering as I don’t in comfort and happiness—that the reality of pain is not pain。 If you can get through it。 If you can endure it all the way。””“The reality of our life is in love， in solidarity，” said a tall， soft-eyed girl。 “Love is the true condition of human life。” Bedap shook his head。 “No。 Shev’s right，” he said。 “Love’s just one of the ways through， and it can go wrong， and miss。 Pain never misses。 But therefore we don’t have much choice about enduring it！ We will， whether we want to or not。” The girl with short hair shook her head vehemently。 “But we won’t！ One in a hundred， one in a thousand， goes all the way， all the way through。 The rest of us keep pretending we’re happy， or else just go numb。 We suffer， but not enough。 And so we suffer for nothing。” “What are we supposed to do，” said Tirin， “go hit our heads with hammers for an hour every day to make sure we suffer enough？” “You’re making a cult of pain，” another said。 “An Odonian’s goal is positive， not negative。 Suffering is dysfunctional， except as a bodily warning against danger。 Psychologically and socially it’s merely destructive。” “What motivated Odo but an exceptional sensitivity to suffering—her own and others’？” Bedap retorted。 “But the whole principle of mutual aid is designed to prevent suffering！” Shevek was sitting on the table， his long legs dangling， his face intense and quiet。 “Have you ever seen anybody die？” he asked the others。 Most of them had， in a domicile or on volunteer hospital duty。 All but one had helped at one time or another to bury the dead。 “There was a man when I was in camp in Southeast。 It was the first time I saw anything like this。 There was some defect in the aircar engine， it crashed lifting off and caught fire。 They got him out burned all over。 He lived about two hours。 He couldn’t have been saved; there was no reason for him to live that long， no justification for those two hours。 We were waiting for them to fly in anesthetics from the coast。 I stayed with him， along with a couple of girls。 We’d been there loading the plane。 There wasn’t a doctor。 You couldn’t do anything for him， except just stay there， be with him。 He was in shock but mostly conscious。 He was in terrible pain， mostly from his hands。 I don’t think he knew the rest of his body was all charred， he felt it mostly in his hands。 You couldn’t touch him to comfort him， the skin and flesh would come away at your touch， and he’d scream。 You couldn’t do anything for him。 There was no aid to give。 Maybe he knew we were there， I don’t know。 It didn’t do him any good。 You couldn’t do anything for him。 Then I saw 。 。 。 you see 。 。 。 I saw that you can’t do anything for anybody。 We can’t save each other。 Or ourselves。” “What have you left， then？ Isolation and despair！ You’re denying brotherhood， Shevek！” the tall girl cried。 “No—no， I’m not。 I’m trying to say what I think brotherhood really is。 It begins—it begins in shared pain。” “Then where does it end？” “I don’t know。 I don’t know yet。”” 。。。more

Claire Reynolds ，

Not my go-to genre but I loved this novel。 Le Guin creates an utterly plausible reality。 The depth of detail in her characters and setting are to be applauded。 The story itself was a little disjointed at points; the flashbacks often came at times that distracted from the present time story。 The protagonist acted in ways that were unrepresentative of how he was developed， but maybe that was the point？ Le Guin in my mind is a genius， so who am into critique her， really？

Zachary Taylor ，

This book was written ~50 years ago and feels fresher than most modern books I read that deal with anarchist societies。 Would recommend especially if you're not normally into science fiction This book was written ~50 years ago and feels fresher than most modern books I read that deal with anarchist societies。 Would recommend especially if you're not normally into science fiction 。。。more

JuanjeM44 ，

Genera mucha reflexión sobre nuestro sistema actual y un futuro comunista。 Un poco repetitivo en su núcleo y con un final plano que te deja con ganas de aclarar que tipo de sociedad puede llegar a ser mejor。

Boy Meets Books Mx ，

Este es un libro de ciencia ficción que puede ser muy denso para cualquier persona que no tiene experiencia leyendo el género， pero me tomo el atrevimiento de decir que esta es la mejor novela que he leído hasta la fecha。 Amo todo lo que quiso transmitir la escritora y esos mensajes sutiles que enviaba al lector mostrando la realidad de nuestra sociedad me dejaron helado。 Suuuuuper recomendable para todos y que si nunca has leído a Ursula K。 Le guin no se que estas esperando y vete corriendo a l Este es un libro de ciencia ficción que puede ser muy denso para cualquier persona que no tiene experiencia leyendo el género， pero me tomo el atrevimiento de decir que esta es la mejor novela que he leído hasta la fecha。 Amo todo lo que quiso transmitir la escritora y esos mensajes sutiles que enviaba al lector mostrando la realidad de nuestra sociedad me dejaron helado。 Suuuuuper recomendable para todos y que si nunca has leído a Ursula K。 Le guin no se que estas esperando y vete corriendo a la librería a conseguir esta joya。 ❤️D+ todo。 。。。more

Raymundo ，

Lo leí porque es un libro muy famoso y aclamado。 No acostumbro leer sci-fi， el inicio es interesante y nos plantea dos sociedades completamente opuestas: anarquistas y capitalistas con una estructura sumamente vertical。 Una persona anarquista va a vivir con los capitalistas， y de eso trata el libro， de los contrastes entre las dos sociedades。 Aunque el inicio es muy poderoso， cada vez me costó más trabajo seguir el ritmo y que siguiera mi interés。 No entendía hacia dónde se quería llegar。 Ha sid Lo leí porque es un libro muy famoso y aclamado。 No acostumbro leer sci-fi， el inicio es interesante y nos plantea dos sociedades completamente opuestas: anarquistas y capitalistas con una estructura sumamente vertical。 Una persona anarquista va a vivir con los capitalistas， y de eso trata el libro， de los contrastes entre las dos sociedades。 Aunque el inicio es muy poderoso， cada vez me costó más trabajo seguir el ritmo y que siguiera mi interés。 No entendía hacia dónde se quería llegar。 Ha sido interesante el viaje de cualquier manera。 。。。more

Marcus Höök ，

"Traveling without returning is an adventure， true journey is return" "Traveling without returning is an adventure， true journey is return" 。。。more

Christy Scharnagle ，

The premise of this book and the themes it discusses are intriguing to say the least。 However， I listened to it on audiobook and the jumps from past to present were very confusing。 One of the only books I wouldn’t recommend as an audiobook。

Mica Candido ，

I need a 6th star。

Kevin Doran ，

Rating based on listening to about 2 hrs of the audiobook。 Really didn’t like the characters。 They felt flat and unbelievable。 Dialogue seemed silly。

Megan ，

I've tried so hard to find sci fi and fantasy I might like。。。I think it's time for me to stop trying lol it's not hitting for me unfortunately I've tried so hard to find sci fi and fantasy I might like。。。I think it's time for me to stop trying lol it's not hitting for me unfortunately 。。。more

Claudio Lener ，

I saw the potential but it didn't strike me as highly as I expected。 Still a good book， and especially some conversations were really profound and thoughtful。 I just didn't think it surpassed 3。5 overall。 I saw the potential but it didn't strike me as highly as I expected。 Still a good book， and especially some conversations were really profound and thoughtful。 I just didn't think it surpassed 3。5 overall。 。。。more

Mariano Pudú ，

Los Desposeídos sigue la historia de Shevek， un brillante físico del planeta Anarres， heredero de una civilización fundada con base en el anarquismo。 Shevek， un científico introvertido， con algunos rasgos del espectro autista， es un personaje complejo y delicioso que tiene intenciones de abandonar su planeta natal para viajar al "infierno"， Urras， el planeta del cual los primeros colonos de Anarres huyeron en su éxodo para vencer el "propietariado"。No es necesario presentar a Úrsula: cuando el l Los Desposeídos sigue la historia de Shevek， un brillante físico del planeta Anarres， heredero de una civilización fundada con base en el anarquismo。 Shevek， un científico introvertido， con algunos rasgos del espectro autista， es un personaje complejo y delicioso que tiene intenciones de abandonar su planeta natal para viajar al "infierno"， Urras， el planeta del cual los primeros colonos de Anarres huyeron en su éxodo para vencer el "propietariado"。No es necesario presentar a Úrsula: cuando el libro llegó a mis manos empecé y no paré porque su prosa es exquisita， sus ideas son brillantes y su mensaje se gesta dentro de uno hasta que estalla y te obliga a ver las cosas de una manera diferente。Cada vez que leo a Úrsula， siento que me enamoro; románticamente， o de la vida， o del mismo concepto de la literatura como acción transformadora。 Este es un libro bellísimo que no idealiza el anarquismo ni demoniza el capitalismo， pero que tampoco podría clasificar de tibio。 Los Desposeídos， como buena obra de ciencia ficción， explora la complejidad del ser humano y la repercusión de sus acciones en el devenir de la humanidad， y， si eres fanático de la saga del Ekumen （o nunca has oído hablar de ella） este libro arroja luz sobre uno de los inventos más innovadores del género （el ansible） y representa un buen punto de partida para explorar este precioso mundo que construyó La Maestra。Sin duda lo leeré de nuevo， y con toda seguridad， escaló a mi lista de mis top 3 libros favoritos de todos los tiempos。Te amo Úrsula。 。。。more

Tanya ，

Hard to believe this was written in '74， not dated。 A foreshadowing of ecosocialism。 I am inspired to read more in the Hainish series。 Perhaps The Word for World is Forest。 Hard to believe this was written in '74， not dated。 A foreshadowing of ecosocialism。 I am inspired to read more in the Hainish series。 Perhaps The Word for World is Forest。 。。。more

Abi Inman ，

I have so many takeaways from this book I don’t know where to start。 What a brilliant exploration of the practical beauty and practical challenges of anarchy。 Also a very cutting critique of society。 I love the way she writes about love and partnership。 The section about returning home made me cry on the plane， although I’m an easy crier these days。 I copied it out into my journal， and here it is again:“He would always be one for whom the return was as important as the voyage out。 To go was not I have so many takeaways from this book I don’t know where to start。 What a brilliant exploration of the practical beauty and practical challenges of anarchy。 Also a very cutting critique of society。 I love the way she writes about love and partnership。 The section about returning home made me cry on the plane， although I’m an easy crier these days。 I copied it out into my journal， and here it is again:“He would always be one for whom the return was as important as the voyage out。 To go was not enough for him， only half enough; he must come back。 In such a tendency was already foreshadowed， perhaps， the nature of the immense exploration he was to undertake into the extremes of the comprehensible。 He would most likely not have embarked on that years-long enterprise had he not had profound assurance that return was possible， even though he himself might not return; that indeed the very nature of the voyage， like a circumnavigation of the globe， implied return。 You shall not go down twice to the same river， nor can you go home again。 That he knew; indeed it was the basis of his view of the world。 Yet from that acceptance of transience he evolved his vast theory， wherein what is most changeable is shown to be fullest of eternity， and your relationship to the river， and the river’s relationship to you and to itself， turns out to be at once more complex and more reassuring than a mere lack of identity。 You can go home again， the General Temporal Theory asserts， so long as you understand that home is a place where you have never been。” 。。。more

Cory ，

Listened to this on Audible。 Narration was simple， but spot on。Not much of a plot， but lots to think about。

Andy ，

A very smart and thought-provoking book。 It lays out the story and characters pretty straightforwardly， which I liked since sometimes these types of books can get so confusing trying to be fake deep。 Overall， a great read if you like Sci-Fi and Philosophical books， the only thing I didn't like was the abrupt and lackluster ending。 A very smart and thought-provoking book。 It lays out the story and characters pretty straightforwardly， which I liked since sometimes these types of books can get so confusing trying to be fake deep。 Overall， a great read if you like Sci-Fi and Philosophical books， the only thing I didn't like was the abrupt and lackluster ending。 。。。more

Robin ，

I understand that this book is influential and an interesting artifact of Sixties idealism but it was a slog to get through。 I suppose it is difficult to create a compelling character who is an ideologue and physicist but without a more interesting protagonist this just feels like a political argument。 I also found the movement back and forth in time confusing。

Beverly ，

Nobody creates worlds and civilizations like Ursula K。 Le Guin。 In this she explores stereotypes of sexual roles， xenophobia， and a challenged utopian society。 Shevek， a brilliant physicist on desert planet Annares， wants to develop a theory of time but is hobbled by not being able to communicate with other physicists on nearby planet Urras。 The description of the utopian experiment is brilliant as is the description of Shevek's bewilderment and horror in his experiences on Urras， very much like Nobody creates worlds and civilizations like Ursula K。 Le Guin。 In this she explores stereotypes of sexual roles， xenophobia， and a challenged utopian society。 Shevek， a brilliant physicist on desert planet Annares， wants to develop a theory of time but is hobbled by not being able to communicate with other physicists on nearby planet Urras。 The description of the utopian experiment is brilliant as is the description of Shevek's bewilderment and horror in his experiences on Urras， very much like our current society。 Amazing。 。。。more

Kerstin ，

Very well written， holds up incredibly well， and makes you think。 Is probably one of my top 5 favorite books。

Siran ，

The first piece of fictional work in quite a while that managed to stay on my mind even when I was not reading it。 I would read a chapter or two， put it down， and obsessively thought about the world（s） that Le Guin created。 I particularly enjoyed it that she deliberately not to favor any particular world and their respective philosophical， social， （and even theological？） structures。 There is something so core across these people/alien's worlds that made them easily connectable， which paradoxical The first piece of fictional work in quite a while that managed to stay on my mind even when I was not reading it。 I would read a chapter or two， put it down， and obsessively thought about the world（s） that Le Guin created。 I particularly enjoyed it that she deliberately not to favor any particular world and their respective philosophical， social， （and even theological？） structures。 There is something so core across these people/alien's worlds that made them easily connectable， which paradoxically made the chasm amongst them so much more tragic。 Not to spoil any ending， I do want to applaud how Le Guin wrapped up the story and perfectly connected all the dots。 I also truly enjoyed the feminist view in this sci-fi masterpiece。 Not to overly criticize famous male sci-fi authors （for they may have been constrained by the times that they lived in）， but I usually found the female characters and the relationship between the sexes rather limiting and shallow most of the time。 In stark contrast， women who live in Le Guin's worlds are made of flesh and blood and character and feelings and thoughts and opinions and determinations and weaknesses and strengths--and that is so fulfilling for a reader。 Heck， even the male characters are so full of depth and delicious complexity， including Shevek， who led us through the whole story。Oh have I mentioned how masterfully and beautifully Le Guin writes？ Some of my favorite quotes:“If you can see a thing whole。。。 it seems that it’s always beautiful。 Planets， lives。 。 。 。 But close up， a world’s all dirt and rocks。 And day to day， life’s a hard job， you get tired， you lose the pattern。 You need distance， interval。 The way to see how beautiful the earth is， is to see it as the moon。 The way to see how beautiful life is， is from the vantage point of death。”"Can one dismiss either being， or becoming， as an illusion？ Becoming without being is meaningless。 Being without becoming is a big bore。""Time is a manacle， Time is tyrannical， Supermechanical， Superorganical。""There’s a point， around age twenty 。。。 when you have to choose whether to be like everybody else the rest of your life， or to make a virtue of your peculiarities。"Thanks Mengying for the recommendation！ Moving onto Le Guin's next book！ 。。。more

Israel Laureano ，

Novela más que interesante， habla y analiza los sistemas sociales， capitalista y anarquista desde dentro sin presumir una posición moral neutra para juzgarlos。 Este libro se publicó originalmente en 1974， cuando el bloque de países capitalistas pensaban que ellos eran los "buenos" y los países del bloque socialista pensaban que ellos eran los que tenían razón， y ninguno se tomaba la molestia de tratar de entender al otro。 Siguiendo la línea clásica de la ciencia ficción de los 60s y los 70s del Novela más que interesante， habla y analiza los sistemas sociales， capitalista y anarquista desde dentro sin presumir una posición moral neutra para juzgarlos。 Este libro se publicó originalmente en 1974， cuando el bloque de países capitalistas pensaban que ellos eran los "buenos" y los países del bloque socialista pensaban que ellos eran los que tenían razón， y ninguno se tomaba la molestia de tratar de entender al otro。 Siguiendo la línea clásica de la ciencia ficción de los 60s y los 70s del siglo XX， "Los desposeídos" hace el análisis social de dos sistemas políticos encontrados， todo bajo el velo de la CF。¡Ah！， y para los cienciaficcioñeros hard， explica muy rolleramente la teoría que dio origen a la invención del ansible， uno de los inventos más importantes de la CF mundial。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Dispossessed

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Dispossessed&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Dispossessed&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0