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I am so pleased that Powers, the third book in Le Guin's trilogy Annals of the Western Shore has won a sixth Nebula for her. It is the most remarkable book about the quest for freedom, identity, self-knowledge. Reading it felt like being given a gift of wisdom and craft. The other books are splendid, but Powers is something special.

Date: 2009-04-29 09:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mrazalais.livejournal.com
I have some catching up to do.

I thought Gifts was classic Le Guin, but hadn't realised that there were more!

Date: 2009-04-29 09:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com
Thank you! [adds to reading list]

Date: 2009-04-29 10:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] communicator.livejournal.com
So, is it worth starting from 'Gifts' then?

Date: 2009-04-29 11:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] greylin.livejournal.com
This was indeed excellent news and I shall have to read the three books all over again now. May the great lady live to at least eleventy-one and keep on writing!

Date: 2009-04-29 12:15 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] watervole.livejournal.com
Thanks for the post. It's reminded me to go out and buy the first book in the series.

Date: 2009-04-29 03:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] intertext.livejournal.com
That's great news! I adore Le Guin, but strangely have not read those books; at least, I started Gifts and bounced off it, but I've heard so many good things about them that I feel I should give it another try.

PS: love the icon!
Edited Date: 2009-04-29 03:09 pm (UTC)

Why do your Le Guin posts do this to me?

Date: 2009-04-29 03:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dkpalaska.livejournal.com
Dang it, they're all available at the library, too.

*chucks weekend plans*

Date: 2009-04-29 05:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] katlinel.livejournal.com
Hurrah!

So many books, so little time to re-read. I will definitely track down Lavinia soon.

Date: 2009-04-29 10:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] azalaisdep.livejournal.com
It is the most remarkable book about the quest for freedom, identity, self-knowledge

And I just noticed with interest that one of the reviews quoted on Le Guin's Web site suggests "The series is also concerned with power — or rather, the giving up of power" - that's such a Le Guin theme...

Date: 2009-04-30 12:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] espresso-addict.livejournal.com
I've promised myself I won't start any new reading till I've finished the story I'm procrastinating on writing (aka haven't started yet), but this is a good spur to write faster.

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