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Originally Posted by taustin
She is what she is. She might not be high up on the most important writers of all time, but she's sold a lot of books in her career, and won more than her fair share of critical acclaim. If you don't like her writing, or don't like her, or whatever, don't read her books. I don't, as they just aren't to my taste. I like my escapism to be as empty and mindless as possible, and that's not what Le Guin writes, so there it is.
But none of that diminishes her very successful career, or reduces the number of loyal fans. And this story is just nothing new from her - she's been saying the same things for years. If it puts you off on her writing, well, odds are you've never been a fan anyway, because her political views are very present in her writing. So nothing lost there, and it's hard to imagine she'll lose any sleep over it.
Neither should any of us.
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As with most lists, I guess I'd like to see some of the "pure entertainment" valued and listed more often (whether from male or female writers). So I suppose I shouldn't be surprised by lists or who wins the awards.