RIP to Ursula K. LeGuin

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RIP to Ursula K. LeGuin

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The groundbreaking fantasy and SF author and poet has passed at the age of 88. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/obit ... at-88.html
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Was never a fan of hers, but it's a shame to see her go.
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Graham Kennedy wrote:Was never a fan of hers, but it's a shame to see her go.
I read the original Earthsea trilogy when I was quite young and loved it. As an adult, I liked the philosophy and thematic content of Left Hand of Darkness more than the artistry of it, and in general appreciated her short stories more than anything else.
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I feel a bit silly, but I'd never heard of her... Worth a read?
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Left Hand of Darkness is, if you care for philosophical, heavily-thematic SF.
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