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Agree with both, but in the case of Le Guin I clearly prefer the Hainish Cycle, with classics as The Left Hand of Darkness, The Disposesed or The Word for World is Forest
The left-hand of darkness was strange, but somehow spiritually uplifting in a way I have trouble expressing.
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The left-hand of darkness was strange, but somehow spiritually uplifting in a way I have trouble expressing.
Going to buy LHOD now, thank you very much.
I had to read two of her short stories in jr high. One was "those who walk away from omelas" and the other was "the power of a name". Those probably aren't the full titles, but should be close enough and should be available online.
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Agree with both, but in the case of Le Guin I clearly prefer the Hainish Cycle, with classics as The Left Hand of Darkness, The Disposesed or The Word for World is Forest
Have you read Lathe of Heaven? I don't love all of the Hainish Cycle books (they're all good, just not peak Le Guin good), but that book I would consider in my top 5 books of all time easily.
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> Though, many genre readers seem completely oblivious to prose quality and read purely for story. I find that I would read different books differently - some books I would read for the writing style or prose, and others purely for the story. I will literally skip 'prose-y?' sections to not waste time and get back to the story. Though I gotta say, I found both the writing style and story great in Hyperion. One of the…
Article about a specific sci-fi author: Every HN user just mentioning their favorite sci-fi book or author does not add any value. Especially when they say nothing interesting about named book and have not read the author in question. Helpful comment, possibly adding value: In a comment I mentioned another author and why he is interesting. I have a reference for comparison because I have read Wolfe. Same goes for any…
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The left-hand of darkness was strange, but somehow spiritually uplifting in a way I have trouble expressing.
Going to buy LHOD now, thank you very much.