![]() ![]() If there is any one theme in this book, it is that freedom is hard work, and it must be tended to vigilantly.Ī bit of a slow read, but not necessarily in a bad way. Le Guin Fantasy Fiction Fiction & Nonfiction. Le Guin Fiction HarperCollins Fiction & Nonfiction Books, Ursula K. Most of the judging is done directly through the eyes of Shevek, so you expect it to come out pro-socialist/anarchist, which it largely does, but really, no person, rule, or principle comes off as entirely enlightened in this book. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Lot of 4 sci-fi PBs Ursula LeGuin Dispossessed Altered I Compass Women Wonder at the best online prices at eBay Free shipping for many products Skip to. Shevek is the first to leave the moon.Ĭlearly this book is set up to compare two different societies/governments/economic principles. ![]() Those brought up on the moon are taught to judge/fear their parent civilization as "propertarian." Since the settling of the moon, contact between the two societies has been strictly limited. ![]() The planet, by contrast, is rich and lush, and defined by capitalist excess and want. Life on the moon is austere, but peaceful - the entire society is socialist anarchist. Shevek, a physicist, was born and lived his whole life on a moon, a moon where millions were resettled as a result of a revolution on the main planet. It's been a few weeks, but I'm still not sure I've got enough distance to talk about this book. I just suspect I would enjoy them better that way. I checked this one out now just because it was right there on the shelf at the library, but I'm starting to think I should read the Hainish books in order, even though they aren't technically a series. ![]()
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