The Ones Who Left for Walk Away From Omelas. A 19-20 page short story about what a “utopia” truly is. (Yes, yes, “we live in an society”)
Her non-fiction essays on writing, and reflecting on her body of work are also very good. She was an incredibly forward thinking writer, and one of my favourite authors of all time.
Okay, I’ve been convinced. Which of her books should I start with?
Dispossessed is amazing. The first chapter is a prank to filter out the weak of heart tho lol
The Ones Who
Left forWalk Away From Omelas. A 19-20 page short story about what a “utopia” truly is. (Yes, yes, “we live in an society”)Her non-fiction essays on writing, and reflecting on her body of work are also very good. She was an incredibly forward thinking writer, and one of my favourite authors of all time.
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas*. Not to be pedantic, but that completely changes the message of the story.
Omg not pedantic AT ALL, you’re right! Embarrassing mistake, thank you for the correction!
Lathe of Heaven is short and what I started with in highschool. The Left Hand Of Darkness is fantastic as well.
The Left Hand of Darkness
I liked The Dispossessed a lot, aside from one scene. The book overall really made me think.
The ones who walk away from omelas is uhh apropos nowadays and a very short story.
Intracom in very funny and the read by the author version is cozy
The lathe of heaven is a good un that always leaves me feeling discombobulated
Gwailans harp is the b-side of the read by the author lp that has intracom on it and is also quite nice.
The Earthsea books are probably what all ya fantasy should try to be.