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this show down is kind of boring and Orr‘s newfound buddhist/taoist ideology is another handfisted Guinism in this list of such

the apocolypse twist is very anime but i kind of like it. it all started with a little sign of hope (the dandelion between the steps) and blossoms into stranger and stranger worlds full of conflict

in a lot of ways this is le guins worst impulses taking Überhand

1. this entire book is a great example of Le Guins mission statement—to make fiction that by showing alternate worlds makes us see our own in a clearer way.
2. i realize the whole book can be read as a man waking up again and again in a inception type way

ok third character. angel on the shoulder

not my fav so far..

looking forward to my 3rd le guin. I think applying a critical-reading-of-psychoanalysis-need-to-make-meaning lens could be super interesting while reading this! mostly inspired by sontag ofc