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Title: 100 Words or Less
Review: Le Guin is known for rich detailed background. That's what I found, except the societies in this novel are so ... blah.It all comes across as too symbolic; sci-fi as moral template of current politics. Like Rand-lite for geeks. Oh, she dives into the nuts and bolts of each world. Yet there's no passion. No intrigue. It's all laid out like a thesis, when it should be more of a fiery sermon.I only made it halfway through this novel, until I simply avoided opening it again. I love the detail, but I am pushed away by the sterility.
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