Ursula Recommends Ten Excellent Books (12 books)

Discover new books on Goodreads

Meet your next favorite book

Listopia > Ursula Recommends Ten Excellent Books

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.

flag

All Votes Add Books To This List

1	Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin 4.02 avg rating — 8,693 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 — 1,186 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 — 89,150 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 — 104,820 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 — 40,887 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 — 21,796 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 — 829,696 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 — 21,080 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 — 7,915 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 — 4,916 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 3.68 avg rating — 14,870 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 — 226,626 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