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A review by sarahdm
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I wanted to DNF this book SO many times. It was dry and boring. I agree with some of the other reviews that say this is an essay that was just turned fiction.
The Dispossessed asks a lot of interesting questions about anarchism vs capitalism. But without an interesting character and plot hook, I just could not stay engaged. I was also not a fan of the chapters switching between two different timelines. I think the chapters interchanging like that was a cute way to display the main character's ideas about time happening all at once, but I feel like here it just confused me more than anything. I think the straw that did it for me was the on-the-page depicted attempted rape. Turned the book up to 2x speed just to be done with it.
I think as literary fiction, this is great. I'm sure if I was still in high school or college I would have enjoyed the class discussion following this read. But for me, as a book for pure enjoyment, I absolutely hated it. 2/5, its just not for me. Seriously wondering if I should take the other books by this author off my TBR.
The Dispossessed asks a lot of interesting questions about anarchism vs capitalism. But without an interesting character and plot hook, I just could not stay engaged. I was also not a fan of the chapters switching between two different timelines. I think the chapters interchanging like that was a cute way to display the main character's ideas about time happening all at once, but I feel like here it just confused me more than anything. I think the straw that did it for me was the on-the-page depicted attempted rape. Turned the book up to 2x speed just to be done with it.
I think as literary fiction, this is great. I'm sure if I was still in high school or college I would have enjoyed the class discussion following this read. But for me, as a book for pure enjoyment, I absolutely hated it. 2/5, its just not for me. Seriously wondering if I should take the other books by this author off my TBR.