Having had a hard time with how long Always Coming Home is, Gifts is a really quick and fulfilling read. Obviously it's for kids; it ends when Orrec is 17 and it's basically all about The Power Of Storytelling, but it's got not only a ~cool magic system~ but the trademark Le Guin themes of pacifism and balance and imagining a better world.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
gifts by ursula k. le guin
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native speaker by chang-rae lee
It's an excellent novel in its own right, and I completely understand why it has so many diaspora-novel imitators. It's multi - lay...
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When it comes to politically didactic novels, I think this one is quite good because the prose is strong and the main character is intellige...
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It's the quintessential "adult" book not in sex or gore, but depictions of cynicism and social norms. Short and sparse, but a...
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Not only is the story uninteresting, but there is basically no inventive or descriptive language, and no emotional impact. Even with how sho...
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