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Quelli che si allontanano da Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin

96 reviews

felicitasviviancoco's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I read the shortstory without any additional interpretation or information about it. Afterwards I watched a video of the yt-creator Books 'n' Cats which really opened up even more interpretations.

my first thoughts about the meaning came in the paragraph talking about the child not even being able to enjoy a good life if it were freed which reminded me of the arguments used when talking about developing countries sometimes (by people I don't like). This idea that someone is beyond saving and therefore their suffering is acceptable always bothered me.

I came to realise that I truly love books which encourage reflecting my moral values and stances (like this short story or Frankenstein for example)

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corky12's review against another edition

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dark sad

3.5

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hapikohw's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A simple five pages can be so rich, have so many intertexual companions, spark so many thoughts... Le Guin, you are THAT writer!

Utopia is possible, pleasure can exist without pain giving it worth - we just can't imagine it yet.

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solid_circle's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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lethargicbat's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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ominousspectre's review against another edition

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5.0

The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist: a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain.

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aylas_journey's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

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5.0

This story is going to stick with me/haunt me forever.

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emfass's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

An absolute emotional wallop of a short story. What does utopia/a good life cost, and are we willing to pay that cost? What do we do, who are we, when we've been shown the dark underbelly of our world?

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shapeshiftwithme's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective

5.0

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nekoshka's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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