Title: Trying to Be Fair
Product review: A fan of Ursula K. LeGuin who loved THE DISPOSESSED might have the wrong expectations about THE TELLING. Gone are the intrigues of plot, the psychological complexities, the paradoxical choices. Instead we are presented with LeGuin's lucid poetic style and richness of image in the form of an allegory.There is nothing inherently wrong with political treatise, and certainly the criticisms LeGuin offers of our "producer-consumer" culture are valid. The solution she produces to the "something-for-nothing" dilemma of shared technology is well-supported as her plot unfolds. The problem is, this isn't truly a novel. How readers will respond to it will depend entirely on their expectations.
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