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Latest podcast episode is up in which we repeatedly fail to wrap our tongues around the various place, people and concept names in one of the most ground breaking Sci Fi novels ever written. Sorry Ursula.

You can get it at source here, on the Fediverse via PeerTube here or any one of the seemingly infinite number of places that syndicate podcasts here.

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[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Incredible masterpiece!

For anyone not knowing it: it’s both a planner exploration book, and a deep social commentary on the role of gender in society. Thanks to Le Guin genius, the two components accentuate each other, making it a fascinating and pivotal read (or in this case, listen).

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 4 points 6 months ago (4 children)

(or in this case, listen)

This is not an audiobook, it's satanistic atheists discussing the book. Not sure what to make of that but I'm going to give it a listen.

Le Guin has been a lot on my mind lately, or maybe on social media? I read all her stuff like 20 years ago. Amazing. Also one of those authors who resisted movie adaptations (not exclusively though), which in the end is usually a plus.

[–] leraje@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 months ago

Not sure what to make of that

Don't worry, we're not LaVayen's ;)

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

She thought the lathe of heaven was a great adaption. She said the Earthsea completely missed the point and was trash.

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 2 points 6 months ago

This is not an audiobook

I should wake up before commenting. Thanks for pointing it out! I’ll give it a try as well

[–] Ageroth@reddthat.com 2 points 6 months ago

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL59800W/The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness

There is a link to the book in the article, seems like it might be free to read with an internet archive account

[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

I love this book.

[–] nymnympseudonym@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

One of my favorite books

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 4 points 6 months ago

Lathe of heaven is great too.

[–] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 months ago

its sooooo gooood

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 1 points 6 months ago

Not as amazing to me as her other books, but I suspect that's only because I've never had to struggle because of (or with) my gender. Still a great book, and it hooked me faster than the Dispossessed did.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Read this book for bookclub once. it was meh to me mostly. Typical barely above YA sci fi.

But the book club leader on the dicussion day vividly told us all how she fucked some gross russian guy twice her age and how all men are disgusting pigs but she has sex with for the lolz.

Least to say I left book club after this book.