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What a beautifully written review, Jennifer. You make me want to move this straight to the top of my towering pile of books to read. I love Ursula Le Guin's ideas and her writing.
I’m also reading her book Words Are My Matter, which I highly recommend. She is hilarious and erudite. I love her! I remember reading this book in 5th grade and watching the PBS movie, but clearly hadn’t the experience or knowledge to truly grasp what I was encountering then. I’ve also never been a fan of science fiction, though I’m finding my way there in my 50s. After reading it twice, back-to-back, I revisited the movie. I say bump that sucker to the top and head to YouTube when you finish to watch the movie!
Science fiction has wormed its way into my life here and there, mainly if it's more on a speculative level with lots of reflection that can be translated into our humanity in general. I appreciate the strong recommendation and will definitely consider it sooner rather than later, Jennifer!
I agree with Candi--gorgeous review, having me figuring out how I can fit this in soon, and also Words are my Matter. Thanks for this, Jennifer!
Thank you, Kathleen. I hope you enjoy both!
Such a thoughtful and moving review, Jennifer. I think this is the first of your reviews that I have seen you give 5-stars...that speaks volumes! I love the passages you shared. I've only read A Wizard of Earthsea, many moons ago, but you've definitely piqued my interest in reading The Lathe of Heaven.
It is! Initially, I decided against stars because they’re so subjective, but I’ve decided if a book hits hard and leaves a lasting impact, that deserves to feed the author’s impact as well. Now I just have to decide if I want to go back and do the same for others that left their mark since I restarted my goodreads account or just continue forward. Decisions, decisions!
I read the Earthsea books to my kids but it's been a very long time.
I wrote an entire curriculum around them yet recall very little. I was a single mom of nine, working full-time, in college full-time, AND homeschooling all my kids. And I wonder why I recall so little. Ha! It will be interesting to read them again purely for myself and in a completely different place in life.
You are SO blessed to have nine children, Jennifer! I only had three, but I wanted more. I homeschooled my kids, too! I didn't have the busy load you did, though! 😮 You amaze me! My absolute favorite part about homeschooling was reading aloud to them. I read aloud to them until they began college. 😄 I could chat with you endlessly about the books we read aloud.
Aww, I love that. There’s nothing like curling up together and reading. I’m grateful for the more relaxed pace of grandparenting, but I’ve choked up more than once reading to my grandkids, wishing I could go back in time and knock things off my plate so I could rest in those moments more when my younger kids were little.
Wildly, the Earthsea books just popped up in my Facebook memories. A fresh stack waiting to be read. How funny to be immersed in Le Guin in February again after all these years.
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What a beautifully written review, Jennifer. You make me want to move this straight to the top of my towering pile of books to read. I love Ursula Le Guin's ideas and her writing.
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I’m also reading her book Words Are My Matter, which I highly recommend. She is hilarious and erudite. I love her! I remember reading this book in 5th grade and watching the PBS movie, but clearly hadn’t the experience or knowledge to truly grasp what I was encountering then. I’ve also never been a fan of science fiction, though I’m finding my way there in my 50s. After reading it twice, back-to-back, I revisited the movie. I say bump that sucker to the top and head to YouTube when you finish to watch the movie!
Science fiction has wormed its way into my life here and there, mainly if it's more on a speculative level with lots of reflection that can be translated into our humanity in general. I appreciate the strong recommendation and will definitely consider it sooner rather than later, Jennifer!
I agree with Candi--gorgeous review, having me figuring out how I can fit this in soon, and also Words are my Matter. Thanks for this, Jennifer!
Thank you, Kathleen. I hope you enjoy both!
Such a thoughtful and moving review, Jennifer. I think this is the first of your reviews that I have seen you give 5-stars...that speaks volumes! I love the passages you shared. I've only read A Wizard of Earthsea, many moons ago, but you've definitely piqued my interest in reading The Lathe of Heaven.
It is! Initially, I decided against stars because they’re so subjective, but I’ve decided if a book hits hard and leaves a lasting impact, that deserves to feed the author’s impact as well. Now I just have to decide if I want to go back and do the same for others that left their mark since I restarted my goodreads account or just continue forward. Decisions, decisions!
I read the Earthsea books to my kids but it's been a very long time.I wrote an entire curriculum around them yet recall very little. I was a single mom of nine, working full-time, in college full-time, AND homeschooling all my kids. And I wonder why I recall so little. Ha! It will be interesting to read them again purely for myself and in a completely different place in life.
You are SO blessed to have nine children, Jennifer! I only had three, but I wanted more. I homeschooled my kids, too! I didn't have the busy load you did, though! 😮 You amaze me! My absolute favorite part about homeschooling was reading aloud to them. I read aloud to them until they began college. 😄 I could chat with you endlessly about the books we read aloud.
Aww, I love that. There’s nothing like curling up together and reading. I’m grateful for the more relaxed pace of grandparenting, but I’ve choked up more than once reading to my grandkids, wishing I could go back in time and knock things off my plate so I could rest in those moments more when my younger kids were little. Wildly, the Earthsea books just popped up in my Facebook memories. A fresh stack waiting to be read. How funny to be immersed in Le Guin in February again after all these years.
