Started: July 12, 2024
Completed: July 31, 2024
Recommendation: Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Words for which I sought help:
apposite -- apt in the circumstances or in relation to something
sett -- a badger's den
Review:
This is the first Le Guin novel I have read that was really hard reading. The whole thing is basically about murder. The method of giving up reminded me of Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle (although it is certain that Le Guin was first, I just happened to read Footfall first). This was a first contact/colonization/outpost kind of book with all those pieces rolled up into one. Yet, at the same time, it looked at the ugly side of humanity. Unsettling to read at bed time.
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