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A review by waido
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
"Our earth is their Moon; our Moon is their earth.”
“Where, then, is Truth?”
“In the hill one happens to be sitting on”
Utopian novel sometimes fall into the pitfall of making things too perfect. They serve the purpose of being the background to highlight the flaws in our own society. The Dispossessed, however, seems to strike a balance between presenting both the positive and negative of the two systems it presented.
Although the worlds roughly resemble our own, they seem so distant and strange at the same time. The protagonist Shevek, in a sense is an alien in both his homeland - Anarres - and the land of his supposed "enemies" - Urras. The story travels back and forth between the two worlds and through his lens, I can't help but also feel like we as readers are also aliens, marveling at the beauty of the two moons and reflect on their flaws.
Overall, a great book with good world building and interesting ideas.
“Where, then, is Truth?”
“In the hill one happens to be sitting on”
Utopian novel sometimes fall into the pitfall of making things too perfect. They serve the purpose of being the background to highlight the flaws in our own society. The Dispossessed, however, seems to strike a balance between presenting both the positive and negative of the two systems it presented.
Although the worlds roughly resemble our own, they seem so distant and strange at the same time. The protagonist Shevek, in a sense is an alien in both his homeland - Anarres - and the land of his supposed "enemies" - Urras. The story travels back and forth between the two worlds and through his lens, I can't help but also feel like we as readers are also aliens, marveling at the beauty of the two moons and reflect on their flaws.
Overall, a great book with good world building and interesting ideas.