Al's review
The Telling
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Hey Al, I've been wanting to start reading LeGuin for a while (I've read "Catwings," but that doesn't freaking count). Know a good book to start with?
Al's review
The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin
Al's review
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recommended-reading
recommended for: amateur linguists
somehow even though it's called 'the telling' i didn't realize this book would be all about language. for me, that's a bonus. i feel sometimes like leguin's stories 'don't go anywhere', but i realize it's really just that they are full of middle. the beginning and end seem almost arbitrary. that is to say, the stories are ongoing, so she picks a place to start and chooses a place to stop. but there is obviously a lot more happening before and after. it's kind of how we tell stories verbally, which is exactly what the telling is about.
Hey Al, I've been wanting to start reading LeGuin for a while (I've read "Catwings," but that doesn't freaking count). Know a good book to start with?