Ursula K. Le Guin

[PuckIt]

R.I.P. Ursula K. Le Guin

Well, my fucking day just got a little dimmer.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Oh, poop. She wrote the first sci-fi I ever read.

Definitely dimmer.

 

[lovecraft68]

Way ahead of the curve. She wrote about a school for wizards while Rowling was still a child

The left hand of darkness dealt with a race/world where gender was fluid.

To me her major accomplishment, wasn't so much her books themselves, but she entered into a genre dominated by men and made it her own.

 

[LoquiSordidaAdMe]

EDITED: Because I confused Ursula with Madeline, and now I feel like a doofus. I remember Eye of the Heron being pretty great though.

 

[ChloeTzang]

She was an amazing writer, in her own class. "The Left Hand of Darkness" made a huge impression on me when I read it.

 

[Blind_Justice]

I loved Earthsea.

 

[ChloeTzang]

I loved Earthsea.

Oh yes, I've still got those from when I was really young. As in, about 10. Loved them and I read that Earthsea Trilogy so many times. I've even got the movie.

 

[Bramblethorn]

I need to read more of her work. The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas made a big impression on me.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

I need to read more of her work. The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas made a big impression on me.

Yes! Her very best, I think. A philosophical question, sharp as a razor.

 

[ChloeTzang]

I need to read more of her work. The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas made a big impression on me.

I'd never read that before and it's rather good. Thanks for the link.

 

[someoneyouknow]

She was an amazing writer, in her own class. "The Left Hand of Darkness" made a huge impression on me when I read it.

Saturday I gave the book over to a library so they could sell it, after I purchased it from the same library (I think). Maybe because I'm old enough and have gone through enough that the subject didn't faze me.

I read the book and kept waiting for something to happen, especially at the end, but aside from the androgynous inhabitants, it didn't do anything for me.

But what do I know? It won a two awards in the same year.

 

[yukonnights]

I need to read more of her work. The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas made a big impression on me.

Thanks for that. Very thought provoking, and what a lovely gift of insight she had....thankfully, she was also able to share it with eloquence.

 

[barefootgirl69]

She was an amazing writer, in her own class. "The Left Hand of Darkness" made a huge impression on me when I read it.

I didn't read this book until 2016. It wasn't one I would have chosen or even in a genre that I would have looked at. But, I was glad that it was assigned and, by the time I finished, I fell in love with.


It's one of those books I intend to read again.

 

[UnderMyKilt]

George Orr is very sad. But, then, he probably dreamed of her death and then it happened.

I always loved the affective dreams theme and "The Lathe of Heaven" did it like no other. The PBS movie of it, produced in 1980 and largely with the blessing and supervision is a gem. After having seen it when first released, I looked for years before finally finding it on DVD.

 

[NoJo]

As a kid, I was a big sf fan when she was most active, and I read her stuff; it didn't get to me all that much; it didn't taste like science fiction to me. But her ideas were really original. Reading about her life, she seemed like a very cool person; perhaps I was a bit too narrow in my tastes.

Perhaps if she were writing nowadays she'd more likely be placed along with Margaret Atwood.

PS Let's not forget Mary Shelley.