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the end brings a lot of positive surprises, i found the climax uninteresting although a nightmare in action was a cool set piece to do. Or was just passive as always and the alien logic was just very convenient. that being said the aliens who exist in dreams are pretty cool and give a new meaning to the title of the novel. another thing i really like is this jumbled post-disaster world, very multiverse but sounds fun
— Dec 16, 2025 05:56AM
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Emilia
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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
— Dec 13, 2025 11:20AM
Emilia
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fun developments, LG is a bit strange about race.. also good for her on sneaking an alien conversation into this, i know she loves those
— Dec 13, 2025 08:18AM
Emilia
is on page 106 of 184
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
— Dec 13, 2025 06:46AM
Emilia
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in a lot of ways this is le guins worst impulses taking Überhand
— Dec 13, 2025 04:22AM
Emilia
is on page 81 of 184
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
— Dec 12, 2025 10:14AM
2. i realize the whole book can be read as a man waking up again and again in a inception type way
Emilia
is on page 14 of 184
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
— Dec 08, 2025 01:37PM
