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Old 11-04-2010, 07:58 PM   #16
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I keep hearing her name as being on a par with the greats of scifi, but for some reason I've never read her. I think it's because the blurb on the back made her books out to be some kind of fantasy rather than scifi - the two are often lumped together by the ignorant.

So all you ULG fans, where would be a good place to start?

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Try this short story:

The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas


http://harelbarzilai.org/words/omelas.txt
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Old 11-04-2010, 09:04 PM   #17
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http://harelbarzilai.org/words/omelas.txt
Oh - a classic! It smacks you in your brain! Really makes you think!
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Oh - a classic! It smacks you in your brain! Really makes you think!
A long established tradition.

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I keep hearing her name as being on a par with the greats of scifi, but for some reason I've never read her. I think it's because the blurb on the back made her books out to be some kind of fantasy rather than scifi - the two are often lumped together by the ignorant.

So all you ULG fans, where would be a good place to start?

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A good place to start is at the end. I don't find her writing all that wonderful.
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Old 11-05-2010, 09:22 AM   #20
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A good place to start is at the end. I don't find her writing all that wonderful.
I've never liked her either. I've tried. Oh, how I've tried.

Earthsea was probably the biggest disappointment for me. It sounded really promising, someone whose taste I trust recommended it to me, but I was cautious because I was already familiar with Le Guin and didn't care for her writing.

I found Earthsea to be completely cold and void of all emotion. I didn't care one bit about the characters, the bad guy wasn't scary in any way, and there was very little description. It was a quick read because it's a short book, but that's about all I can say for it. Perhaps if I'd read it when it was first written… I hear it was quite the trend-setter. But I've read much better fantasy YA books than this.
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The Left Hand of Darkness is definitely a classic of ULG. She has also been something of a doyen of the gay movement since the early 1970s, partly as a result of that work. Also check out her rendering of the Tao Te Ching.
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The Left Hand of Darkness is definitely a classic of ULG. Also check out her rendering of the Tao Te Ching.
Would that be a classic example of how not to do it correctly?
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No, JSWolf ... her rendering is poetic.
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Would that be a classic example of how not to do it correctly?
I just don't get it - you made sure earlier that all of us know you don't like ULG writing. So why go on and troll in a thread about ULG reading suggestion?
It may be a staggering revelation to you but there are millions of readers that enjoy book you don't like. It could be shocking to know as well that critics recommend those books too.

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I just don't get it - you made sure earlier that all of us know you don't like ULG writing. So why go on and troll in a thread about ULG reading suggestion?
It may be a staggering revelation to you but there are millions of readers that enjoy book you don't like. It could be shocking to know as well that critics recommend those books too.

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Agreed.
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I'm not a fan of most of LeGuinn's work but I do absolutely love Lathe of Heaven. I highly recommend reading it but I don't find it to be a typical example of her work.
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I'm not a fan of most of LeGuinn's work but I do absolutely love Lathe of Heaven. I highly recommend reading it but I don't find it to be a typical example of her work.
Have you read: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...4&postcount=16 ?
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I have not, but I'll check it out. Thanks for the suggestion.
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I think it's maybe in the same vein as Lathe .... I'm not a big fan of her fantasy work, but love her SF/Social Commentary works.
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Poetic? The way she describes things is really annoying. It gets in the way of the plot.
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