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aiona's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
chloerose's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
felravenn's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
I'm not sure what to rate this collection. Of course, I love Ursula Le Guin and think most of the texts included in this book were powerful, well-written, and gave me plenty to reflect upon. However, the way the collection has been marketed by the publishing house makes me grind my teeth a little bit.Â
By saying that "For the first time, ​Space Crone brings together celebrated author Ursula K. Le Guin’s writings on feminism and gender," it is implied that these texts weren't previously published, or not in collections of their own. As a matter of fact, there were no exclusive texts included in here, rather they were taken from a variety of previously published collections that Le Guin herself put together. Had I know that, I would have purchased those collections instead as I would have rather read the texts in the context that Le Guin intended (Steering the Craft, The Wave in the Mind, Dancing at the Edge of the World, to name a few).
That being said, her writings remain almost timeless, and while I wondered at why some texts were included in this collection, I did mostly really enjoy my reading experience. If you are new to Le Guin and want to read a capsule of her thoughts on gender and feminism, this might be for you, although I would recommend sticking to her novels and previously published collections. Just generally think the publishing house should focus on finding new authors and publishing new voices as opposed to re-purposing famous authors who have their texts still in print through other publishers.
By saying that "For the first time, ​Space Crone brings together celebrated author Ursula K. Le Guin’s writings on feminism and gender," it is implied that these texts weren't previously published, or not in collections of their own. As a matter of fact, there were no exclusive texts included in here, rather they were taken from a variety of previously published collections that Le Guin herself put together. Had I know that, I would have purchased those collections instead as I would have rather read the texts in the context that Le Guin intended (Steering the Craft, The Wave in the Mind, Dancing at the Edge of the World, to name a few).
That being said, her writings remain almost timeless, and while I wondered at why some texts were included in this collection, I did mostly really enjoy my reading experience. If you are new to Le Guin and want to read a capsule of her thoughts on gender and feminism, this might be for you, although I would recommend sticking to her novels and previously published collections. Just generally think the publishing house should focus on finding new authors and publishing new voices as opposed to re-purposing famous authors who have their texts still in print through other publishers.
idajoh's review
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Ursula K. Le Guin is my favorite author, so it's no surprise that I loved her essay collection. I will say that not all of the essays are a five star in their own right, but they all deserve to be a part of this book and almost every one of them made an impact on me in some way. (I even forced a friend of mine to read her Bryn Mawr Commencement Speech, which is my favorite essay in this collection, and I will probably force that essay on more people and more of Le Guin's essays on said friend).
I honestly wish I had discovered Le Guin's work while she was still alive, because she is an icon and a comfort to me.Â
Side note: I did skip "dangerous people", the last essay in this collection, because I want to read Always Coming Home first.
I honestly wish I had discovered Le Guin's work while she was still alive, because she is an icon and a comfort to me.Â
Side note: I did skip "dangerous people", the last essay in this collection, because I want to read Always Coming Home first.