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The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
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February 15, 2024
Finish date
March 1, 2024
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Gertie
Why we're reading this
Our March 2024 book. Read anytime by March 1st, when the discussion opens.

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What Members Thought

Anita
Nov 16, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fiction, 2013, re-reads, utopias-and-dystopias, favorites
I love this book. I don't know how many times I've read it, but I still find myself coming back to it every few years or so. Lately I've been feeling the need to read it one more time, as our country (and our world) lean more and more toward a dystopian reality, with the proto-fascist Tea Party in ascendance, and politics and life seeming to get uglier and uglier.

Parts of the book definitely feel a bit dated, and I wouldn't exactly take it as a blueprint for society (although I think I'd rather ...more
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Judy
May 28, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: female-author, sci-fi-fantasy, hugo-award-winner
Some really creative stories about people in different futuristic and faraway situations. I always marvel at Le Guin's creativity. ...more
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Matt
Sep 02, 2010 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: science-fiction
Ben
Dec 13, 2010 marked it as to-read
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Apr 19, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Dec 27, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Apr 06, 2012 rated it it was ok
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Sara
Aug 21, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Keeley
Feb 24, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Mar 30, 2017 marked it as to-read
D Posey
Oct 19, 2017 rated it liked it
Robin
Jun 16, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Amy
May 20, 2020 marked it as to-read
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Jul 03, 2020 marked it as to-read
Sean
Apr 21, 2021 rated it really liked it
Ruxie
May 08, 2024 marked it as to-read
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Jul 18, 2024 marked it as to-read
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