Powers by Ursula Le Guin

[altariel]

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.

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[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!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thank you! [adds to reading list]

[communicator.livejournal.com]

So, is it worth starting from 'Gifts' then?

[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!

[watervole.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the post. It's reminded me to go out and buy the first book in the series.

[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!

Why do your Le Guin posts do this to me?

[dkpalaska.livejournal.com]

Dang it, they're all available at the library, too.

*chucks weekend plans*

[katlinel.livejournal.com]

Hurrah!

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

[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...

[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.