Tag: Ursula K Le Guin
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Wow, Ursula K. Le Guin gave a great speech at the National Book Awards…
Here’s just an excerpt from Le Guin’s speech at the National Book Awards, but you should really go read the whole thing–it’s short and completely inspiring: “I think hard times are coming when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now and can see through our…
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My Review of The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin on SF Mistressworks
The Dispossessed, Ursula K Le Guin (1974) Review by Shannon Turlington You shall not go down twice to the same river, nor can you go home again. That he knew; indeed it was the basis of his view of the world. Yet from that acceptance of transience he evolved his vast theory, wherein what is…
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My Review of Worlds of Exile and Illusion by Ursula K Le Guin on SF Mistressworks
Worlds of Exile and Illusion, Ursula K Le Guin (1996) Review by Shannon Turlington How can you tell the legend from the fact on these worlds that lie so many years away? – planets without names, called by their people simply The World, planets without history, where the past is a matter of myth, and…
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Books by women: A reading list
In a recent post, I discussed trying to read books written by women. This led me to consider which women authors I would recommend, and I came up with a list of books by women that I think are entertaining and enlightening reads. Of course, I am not the only person to have come up…
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More book reviews! Science fiction by women…
I was pleased to contribute three of my book reviews to SF Mistressworks, a blog devoted to reviewing science fiction written by women and published during the 20th century. The reviews: A Gift Upon the Shore by M.K. Wren The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin Where Late the Sweet Birds Sing…
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