• booty [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    God I love Le Guin. The Left Hand of Darkness and Tehanu are two of the most beautiful stories I’ve ever experienced. Granted, Tehanu requires a lot more investment in not-quite-as-good stories to get to it. Not to say the first few Earthsea books are bad, they’re just not quite at that level of masterpiece.

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      1 year ago

      Left Hand of Darkness surprised me, it was really good- i tried to read it years back and couldnt get past the slow politics in the beginning, but audiobook format helped. Tehanu was just stunning. I love how her books always hook me with an interesting plot, then leave me just sitting quietly, contemplating how I can be a more empathetic person. Her ability to show the value in people, even flawed ones is just amazing. I think my favorite read by her lately is The Lathe of Heaven.