Reviews

Devrimden Önceki Gün by Ursula K. Le Guin

erinlcrane's review against another edition

4.0

I’m glad I read this right after The Dispossessed. My memory is so bad, I’d have forgotten who Odo was if I waited too long to read it.

This was a thoughtful little story of a revolutionary in old age. The doubts, insecurities, humanity. The real person behind the myth in The Dispossessed!

notonlyreading's review against another edition

4.0

Un relato breve que se acerca a Odo, la figura revolucionaria a la base del mundo de Los desposeídos.

Con una mirada descarnada sobre sí misma y su vejez, Odo reflexiona sobre si misma.

yesitisellen's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

jesustrespalacios's review against another edition

4.0

“La gente solía decirle: «Qué valiente fuiste, seguir trabajando, escribiendo, en la prisión, tras una derrota como aquélla para el Movimiento, tras la muerte de tu compañero...». Malditos imbéciles. ¿Y qué otra cosa se podía hacer? Valentía, coraje..., ¿qué era el coraje? Nunca había conseguido explicárselo. No tener miedo, decían algunos. Tener miedo y aun así continuar, decían otros. Aunque ¿qué podía una hacer sino continuar? ¿Existe una elección verdadera alguna vez? Morir era sencillamente continuar en otra dirección”

joey_schafer's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

pancakefox's review against another edition

5.0

Perfectly encapsulates many of the things that I want when I think of communes. I like Le Guin's perspectives on anarchism, at least as much as I've read so far. This short story has made me really want to read The Dispossessed.

I like the way Le Guin portrays the internal life of someone who has become a revered figure - an internal life with self doubt and pride and reflection. I can't help but read some of Le Guin herself into the protagonist.

halleyc's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

ellioth_mess's review against another edition

5.0

Hermoso. Ursula compone a una veterana revolucionaria a la que todo un movimiento tiene en un pedestal con sus aspectos humanos y sus reflexiones mundanas.

st256's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

chaifanatic18's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0