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killer crane
Dec 30, 2006

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2019

I too just read this a few months ago. Le Guin always surprises me with her avoidance of cliche in most of her works. It's refreshing in sci fi, socially from the era this novel was written. No offense to other authors of the day, but so many used tired tropes to express interesting views of the future.

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killer crane
Dec 30, 2006

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2019

Take the plunge! Okay! posted:

Did anyone else feel that the anarchist planet had a more opressive system in many aspects than the capitalist imperialist one?

I think that's the point. You give up something regardless of which planet you're on. Either you lose the generic gamble and get hosed over by a hierarchical society or you don't wager where no one loses but no one wins either.

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