<![CDATA[The Telling]]>

false <![CDATA[The Telling]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170537241m/59921.jpg 59921 12 Earthling Sutty has been living a solitary, well-protected life in Dovza City on the planet Aka as an official Observer for the interstellar Ekumen. Insisting on all citizens being pure "producer-consumers," the tightly controlled capitalist government of Aka--the Corporation--is systematically destroying all vestiges of the ancient ways: "The Time of Cleansing" is the chilling term used to describe this era. Books are burned, the old language and calligraphy are outlawed, and those caught trying to keep any part of the past alive are punished and then reeducated. Frustrated in her attempts to study the linguistics and literature of Aka's cultural past, Sutty is sent upriver to the backwoods town of Okzat-Ozkat. Here she is slowly charmed by the old-world mountain people, whose still waters, she gradually realizes, run very deep. But whether their ways constitute a religion, ancient traditions, philosophy, or passive, political resistance, Sutty is not sure. Delving ever deeper into her hosts' culture, Sutty finds herself on a parallel spiritual quest, as well. With quiet linguistic humor (Dovza citizens are passionate about their hot bitter beverage, akakafi--the ubiquitous Corporation brand is called Starbrew), dark references to the dangers of restricted cultural, political, and social freedom, and beautifully visualized worlds, award-winning author Ursula K. Le Guin pens her latest in the Hainish cycle, which includes The Dispossessed and The Left Hand of Darkness. Le Guin explores her characters and societies with such care, such thoughtfulness, her novels call out for slow, deep attention. --Emilie Coulter 1873378 2000 The Telling total:582|5:142|4:219|3:185|2:28|1:8| 582 2205 833 51 4 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Oct 02 15:26:39 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 15:28:07 -0700 2007
Ursula K. LeGuin never fails to amaze me with her writing and story-telling abilities. The back cover of the book said that it was a continuation of the Hainish cycle...which includes the Dispossessed (I gathered). However, either it has been too long since I read The Disp...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Fri Jul 17 06:30:12 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 09:39:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 22:43:26 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 22:50:09 -0700 2009
The planet Aka has had a communism-like revolution resulting in the destruction of mo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 18:39:31 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 02:11:29 -0700 2008
This book is nice and short, and very enjoyable. It was easier for me to read than The Dispossessed. The writing flows more easily. Overall, I enjoyed...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 11 14:30:29 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 14:30:29 -0700 2007
I picked this up after a chat about Ursula Le Guin online. Not that the book was recommended, but I was kind of irritated by the OP and pretty much decided to pick up a handful of ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 15:52:46 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 15:37:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 13:54:01 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 13:54:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 07:26:56 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 15:17:27 -0700 2009
I ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sun May 03 15:43:06 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 15:47:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 10:11:08 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 10:11:49 -0700 2009
anyway reread it woo hoo womens science fiction kick, yeah, it's basically as always taoist propaganda but I LIKE READING BOOKS I AGREE WITH, I LIKE BOOKS ABOUT GENTLE PEOPLE AND THEIR INTERACTIONS IN A WORLD and also WOO HOO BITCH...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 11:15:38 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 18:46:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 26 22:05:57 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 22:10:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 07:39:01 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 12:59:32 -0700 2008
A true artist is someone who uses her medium as a connection from her soul to yours. Although we don't always feel that connection, Le Guin's prose seems to connect dir...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 05:26:08 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 22:25:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 08:25:05 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 08:27:16 -0700 2009 1 2 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Jun 04 12:28:02 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 12:30:43 -0700 2009 1 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Apr 11 13:53:17 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 11 14:44:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 10:27:56 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 10:29:00 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 08:53:48 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 28 11:22:50 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 15:44:54 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 18:58:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=59921