I liked the premise of one person (well. -ish) changing the world via dreams, inclusing heavy retroactive changes. I liked the characterisations, and the overall themes, even if the pacing was a bit off. I even agree with the (Taoist) philosophy shown behind it, but I don’t like being shown philosophies forcefully in books, and this felt like it. Not even close to horrible Narnia levels, but … tending to a bit Philip-K-Dick style storytelling. Didn’t enjoy the last third for that reason. A good book, for sure – but not close to my favourite Le Guin books.
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The Lathe of Heaven
| author: | Ursula K. Le Guin (1971) |
|---|---|
| date added: | 2018-02-01 |
| date read: | 2018-02-27 |
| pages: | 176 |
| author: | gender:female, origin:us |
| awards: | hugo-award-nominees, nebula-award-nominees |
| genre: | scifi |
| rating: | ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ |
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Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.
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