false 13651 34 Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. he will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life. Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Urras, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change. 2684122 book 1974 The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia total:2966|5:1234|4:1095|3:510|2:109|1:18| 2966 12316 4364 345 5 21 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1975 Thu Nov 20 02:47:19 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 24 05:11:30 -0800 2009 5 The Dispossessed, then do so. Somehow, probably because it comes with an SF sticker, it isn't yet officially labeled as one of the great novels of the 20th century. They're going to fix that eventually, so why not get in ahead of the crowd? It's not just a t...more...]]> 4 18 false false Thu Nov 29 19:38:23 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 19:52:07 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 10 false false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 26 14:06:39 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 18 15:33:37 -0700 2009 3 Perdido Street Station), Oedipus, Holmes or Watson (I'd take either), C...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Oct 02 15:38:55 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 15:39:50 -0700 2007
Ursula K. LeGuin is a fantastic SciFi/Fantasy writer. I've read another one of her books several months ago, that I have forgotten the title of. She writes very sensitively, very strong in the human element. The Dispossessed was a very interesting look at what an anar...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu May 17 02:00:14 -0700 2007 Thu May 17 02:07:05 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 true false Sun Dec 16 21:14:45 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 21:31:56 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 2 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 07:14:36 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 06:56:23 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Sun Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 15:54:33 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 17:24:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Apr 11 14:14:10 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 14:51:02 -0700 2008
Some readers think The Dispossessed is intended to promote anarchism, but that would be too simple. The book is a part of the Ha...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 13:44:46 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 14:23:07 -0800 2007
The utopia/dystopia setting, with anarchist-oriented Anarres founded by revolutionaries from capitalist and nation...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Aug 21 00:16:30 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 09 12:35:27 -0700 2008
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