ursula k le guin

I am ashamed to say I have read very little of Ursula's work, but intend to read more. This speech of hers is well worth listening to: http://blog.theliteracysite.com/ursula-leguin/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twc&utm_campaign=ursula-leguin&utm_term=20150309

4/5 stars I last read this book almost forty years ago (OMG!) and it has been on my list to reread for some time. I have been somewhat wary of this reread, especially as I remember what a profound impression it had on me back then (I named my first cat - appropriately I thought - Shevek after...

Seems like she's mostly been writing fantasy stories lately, including that young adult series she did. I'd really love to see here return to SF. It would be awesome to see her write a big standalone SF epic. I know it's still in her. I also wouldn't mind seeing another Hainish novel be...

Shevek is a brilliant physicist from the barren anarchist world of Anarres. His work could revolutionise interstellar society, permitting instantaneous communication - maybe even instantaneous travel - between the worlds of humanity. But, in contrast to the idealism of Anarres, he finds his work...

Am I the only one who thought that while watching a Vietnamish drama played out with the Naavi?

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Perhaps persons interested, like Ms. Le Guin, in Taoism will be interested in this short essay. http://www.bigquestionsonline.com/features/the-tao-of-aidan Cf. George Orr??

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I read this story back in the 80s in the anthology "Again Dangerous Visions" as a novella. Now, I read the novel version. I am not sure of how the two differ, have to re-read the novella to compare the two. But the book version is a very short novel. This was written in 1972 and has undertones...

Over at the "Tolkien and Agrarianism" thread Tolkien and agrarianism a question arose about which kind of sparrowhawk, the American or the European, Ursula Le Guin had in mind in visualizing Ged/Sparrowhawk of A Wizard of Earthsea. Ursula Le Guin has kindly responded to my query about Ged /...

This was the first piece of Ursula Le Guin I ever read, wedged into an anthology somewhere for my GCSEs too many moons ago. It stuck in my head because as fundamental and simple as the moral dilemma is, it is so cleanly delivered. Even now, it is one of my very favourite shorts. Where did...

This is a short novel by Ursula K Le Guin, and part of her 'Hainish Cycle' from the 1960s. This was my first encounter with Le Guin and although its a short book (126 pages) it was a struggle to finish to be honest! Basically its set on a planet that has a strange cycle in which each year...

So, who's read Ursula Le Guin's latest novel, 'Lavinia'? It has just been shortlisted for the BSFA Best Novel Award, so I'm planning on getting it this weekend, to see what all the fuss is about. Anyone want to enlighten me first? :D

Congratulations to Ursula for winning another Nebula for her book Powers! I haven't gotten a chance to read it but it will be next on my list for sure.

Have anyone read any of the two novels mentioned in the title? Ursula Le Guin is my favorite author and I normally love her books. I think she wries beautifully, with a language where every sentence is well considred and worth noticing. But these two books I don't seem to be able to finish, I...

I'm getting into the The Hainish Cycle series but I want to know which one is the first book of the series? Is it Rocannon's World? or Planet of Exile, 1966? Thanks I would appreciate if someone cleared it up for me because Wikipedia says one thing but the site says another?

Not too long ago I read The Birthday of the World, a collection of short stories by Le Guin. Has anyone read the short story Paradises Lost? It is one of those phenomenal works that stands out in my mind. It tackles the common sci-fi concept of a generation ship traveling for centuries to...

Has anyone else been reading this new YA series by Ursula LeGuin? I read the first book, Gifts, a while back, and liked it -- not so much as the first three Earthsea books, but still quite a bit. Now I've just finished reading Voices, which is, loosely speaking, the sequel (years later, some...

I'm in the mood for new authors, and I've never read anything be Le Guin, because I was under the impression that she wrote mainly for a younger audience (other than a couple of titles like LHOD, and Lathe of H). Is this true? Has anybody read her new trilogy? Is it a teen story, and if so...

Well having read the quartet, I like the series very much, I felt the strongest was 'The Farthest Shore'... Any thoughts welcome