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Prior to reading this the only thing I'd read by Le Guin was The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas. I have some other works of hers and will be moving them up on my TBR pile.
This is an incredible story.
Don't read the entire book description. This is all you need to know.
This is an incredible story.
Don't read the entire book description. This is all you need to know.
"...George Orr discovers that his dreams have the power to alter reality. Upon waking, the world he knew has become a strange, barely recognizable place, where only George has the clear memory of how it was before. He seeks counse...more
Spoiler Alerts...
The novel is set in a dystopian future in Portland, Oregon where George Orr, the main character, has a minor drug problem and a more serious problem
with his dreams -- he has "effective dreams", whereby he seems to be able to alter reality through his dreams, i.e., part of what he dreams becomes
reality. He is sent to a psychiatrist (who turns out to sort of be one of those "mad scientist" types) for treatment. Once the psychiatrist, Dr. Haber, learns
of George's "effective dream" ...more
The novel is set in a dystopian future in Portland, Oregon where George Orr, the main character, has a minor drug problem and a more serious problem
with his dreams -- he has "effective dreams", whereby he seems to be able to alter reality through his dreams, i.e., part of what he dreams becomes
reality. He is sent to a psychiatrist (who turns out to sort of be one of those "mad scientist" types) for treatment. Once the psychiatrist, Dr. Haber, learns
of George's "effective dream" ...more
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