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The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

Start date: November 8, 2009

Finish date: December 7, 2009

Discussion: Nov 2009: The Lathe of Heaven

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Nov 2009: The Lathe of Heaven

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Nov 24, 2009

Wendy rated it:

bookshelves: library-books, sf-fantasy

Read in November, 2009

Somehow I missed out on this book during my early teenage years when I worked my way through everything the library had by LeGuin. I'm glad I finally got around to it.

This story is basically an extended thought experiment. George Orr has the power to change reality by dreaming. His psychiatrist, Dr. Haber, has discovered that he can influence Orr's dreams by hypnotic suggestion to control the kinds of changes Orr makes to reality. But Haber's control isn't perfect - in general, he c...more

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May 07, 2009

Maerdi rated it:

Read in November, 2009

I appreciate LeGuin's writing ability and ideas, but somehow her style or focus or characters (particularly in this book) just don't touch me emotionally very much.

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