Rat 🛸
Kept audibly saying 'this is crazy' as I read this lol. A wild ride, I did not want to put it down.
the THEMEs, I love it! I know this isn't the main focus of the story but I love how it explores the idea of medical consent to mental health treatment.
By far the simplest of all UKLG's books I've read so far, and this one did take me by surprise because I didn't find the premise that exciting, but was hooked from the first chapter. Enjoyed that this is set in the part of the US that I've spent the most time in <3
Haber belongs IN THE BIN. I got sososo angry reading this.
It's fascinating how it deals with some concepts (overpopulation, climate change, race) in a way that is honestly very dated but still thoughtful. I guess we thought having 7 Billion people on Earth would be unbearable but honestly 8 Billion people in and it doesn't feel as described; the problem isn't the people, it's the spread of resources. I have so many thoughts on the idea of power wrt to this book but I can't articulate rn.
The way Heather is described is so interesting. She's described like a villain but is fundamentally very nice and compassionate. Not sure about how race is handled in this, but I think the heart's in the right place.
Love that Le Guin just makes so many of her characters bi lol <3
Kept audibly saying 'this is crazy' as I read this lol. A wild ride, I did not want to put it down.
the THEMEs, I love it! I know this isn't the main focus of the story but I love how it explores the idea of medical consent to mental health treatment.
By far the simplest of all UKLG's books I've read so far, and this one did take me by surprise because I didn't find the premise that exciting, but was hooked from the first chapter. Enjoyed that this is set in the part of the US that I've spent the most time in <3
Haber belongs IN THE BIN. I got sososo angry reading this.
It's fascinating how it deals with some concepts (overpopulation, climate change, race) in a way that is honestly very dated but still thoughtful. I guess we thought having 7 Billion people on Earth would be unbearable but honestly 8 Billion people in and it doesn't feel as described; the problem isn't the people, it's the spread of resources. I have so many thoughts on the idea of power wrt to this book but I can't articulate rn.
The way Heather is described is so interesting. She's described like a villain but is fundamentally very nice and compassionate. Not sure about how race is handled in this, but I think the heart's in the right place.
Love that Le Guin just makes so many of her characters bi lol <3