Tonight 1845 hr profile od Le Guin....I have never read her Earthsea books but I have read several of her other books like The Dispossessed....https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001sn2p I have enjoyed them, but not been convinced by some of them....
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I scuttled to Wikipedia and was astonished to read that she had been awarded eight Hugos, six Nebulas, and twenty-two Locus Awards​ ... all of which confirmed that she inhabited a different realm from me. When you say you haven't 'been convinced' by some of them, what do you mean exactly - or even approximately, vaguely, or in a je ne sais quoi manner of speaking? Always willing to expand my horizons
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....I have re-read The Dispossessed several times ....The others enhabit worlds that Le Guin seems unable to fully create as viable entities to make the plots and characters work completely /fairly seamlessly - so these other novels I only read once and never returned to ....It is a problem with science fiction sometimes Le Guin doesn't deal with the 'machine worlds'; more withideas/ sexuality/politics /personality/philosophy....
....who you might have read is Herman Hesse : Le Guin has a similar style....bong chingComment
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I have indeed read several novels of Hesse. One I have, but have not yet read is Siddartha. It sounds more like what you describe than the ones I have read. And I've now missed the programme. Zounds!Originally posted by eighthobstruction View Post
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....Ref Hesse I meant really use of words and placing ( in ULG's case almost like it is a translation from another language)....shame you missed it - I thought it very endearing (made me want to have met her)....[in a similar way I'd have loved to have met Georgia O'Keefe]....Here is a quote from greenilix in 2019 <<She used science fiction as a vehicle for acute analysis of the human condition. She never compromised, never gave up, always remained positive. A real hero >>bong chingComment
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I can relate to, "You write well but ...". I don't think there was much difference between my men and women, characters other than their namesOriginally posted by eighthobstruction View Post
I've learned something anyway: I've always called her Ursula le Gang. May catch the programme later, though the subject matter doesn't appeal greatly. But my brother is always telling me that Star Trek and Doctor Who are many-layered and deeply philsophical, not just children's stories.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Read a lot of Le Guin. BUT......
Prog made me realise I had NOT read them at all. Prog made her out to have written something way, way different to what I thought I was reading.
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Hmmmm....yes I've heard that as well....why don't you give your brother a couple of bob and tell him to bring you back something deeply philosophical; period...
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Thanks Dave2002. It was actually a typo. I meant to write, 'I have NOT missed the programme. Zounds! ' (that bit wasn't a typo, just me being silly)Originally posted by Dave2002 View PostIt isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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As a matter of interest, what did you read into them, Draco? You must have rated them to have read several.Originally posted by DracoM View Post
He did a PhD in philosophy so he knows about these thingsOriginally posted by eighthobstruction View PostHmmmm....yes I've heard that as well....why don't you give your brother a couple of bob and tell him to bring you back something deeply philosophical; period.......
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'Wizard of Earthsea' series. Harmless, semi-magical, sort of nearly Tolkien-like fun. Huh! How wrong could I be? And me a literary student? Huh! Woops.
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<<He did a PhD in philosophy so he knows about these things>>....you obviously gave him the 2 bob a while ago and he used it wisely....
definitely 2 sides to Le Guins works.....Earthsea....and her other novelsLast edited by eighthobstruction; 26-11-23, 22:15.bong chingComment
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Yes, but did you buy the interpretation being pushed on the programme, or did you think it didn't make its point?Originally posted by DracoM View Post
Yes, you could get a PhD in philosophy for two bob back in those days, 8th.
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