Paperback, 341 páginas
Idioma English
Publicado el 11 de Agosto de 1999 por Gollancz.
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life. Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian planet, Anarres, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change.
It's a fascinating work of speculative fiction that explores the ideas around systems of self-governance (or lack thereof), written by a brilliant thinker and writer. Some of the passages in this novel are so achingly beautiful they could turn even a salty borderline-nihilist into an idealist - even if only for a few very pretty moments.
Good:
Speculative fiction at its finest.
Great society & world building, shown through a lens of a single life.
Two timelines nicely intertwine & support each other.
The scenes of hardship & revolution resonate deeply.
* Evokes the feeling of classic Sci-Fi without any problematic elements often associated with it.
Bad: ∅
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Ok, this is now one of my favourite novels. It has everything I like and then some: science fiction setting, political theory, feminism. And sprinkles it without proselytizing. Different people will be moved in disparate ways by this book.
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Ok, this is now one of my favourite novels. It has everything I like and then some: science fiction setting, political theory, feminism. And sprinkles it without proselytizing. Different people will be moved in disparate ways by this book.
After you have read the book you can learn a lot from a really good study guide by [a:Paul Brians|331294|Paul Brians|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png].
