Ursula Recommends Ten Excellent Books (12 books)

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When I kickstarted a documentary on Ursula K. Le Guin. They sent me a copy of a "written in Ursula's hand" list of her recommended books. It was actually 12 books, since one was a trilogy.

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1		Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin 4.02 avg rating — 8,576 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Falling from Horses by Molly Gloss 3.96 avg rating — 1,172 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf 3.92 avg rating — 86,548 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver 3.83 avg rating — 103,254 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Kim by Rudyard Kipling 3.70 avg rating — 40,397 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Elephant's Journey by José Saramago 3.69 avg rating — 21,198 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 816,538 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Some Luck (Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga, #1) by Jane Smiley (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 20,866 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Early Warning (Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga, #2) by Jane Smiley (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 7,834 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Golden Age (Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga #3) by Jane Smiley (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 4,864 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner 3.69 avg rating — 14,088 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 3.81 avg rating — 219,799 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

12 books · 1 voter · list created October 1st, 2017 by T.S.S. Fulk (votes) .

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