A review by ethanmcc
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is one of the best books I’ve ever read, certainly the best and most complete story under 200 pages that I’ve ever read. Its resonated with me in ways that I don’t really understand fully. 

I love nihilistic stories about the human experience and ones where nothing sorta happens. This book, ending with him taking heather out on a coffee date, managed to end a sci-fi multiverse-based story in such an innocuous relatable way that I think hit a lot harder than if it had ended with some sort of battle with dr haber over control of the device or some ruined world as a cautionary tale allegorical to nukes or something like that

Oh one thing though is that Heathers depiction at times, yikes, definitely written 50+ years ago