If you know me at all, you know that by nature I am simply not able to say things concisely. Reading The Dispossessed is an experience I don't want to write in too much detail because this review would be longer than the book itself. So I really will attempt to keep it brief.

It was my first SF novel. I have this thing with a friend where we pick out our favourite books for each other to read, and this is her latest pick. She made a great decision.
Because I was blown away by this book.

The Dispossessed was such a great reading experience because it has so much to offer. It is a criticism of western society, it is an exploration of a different societal system, it is about all kinds of relationships, it is about what is human and innate and what is taught and culture-bound. And it is still about much more. The reason that I ended up loving and not just liking it is the sense of openness and genuine feeling that runs through the course of the narrative. (I know that's a very vague and not at all helpful description). Moreover, it made me question so many things I take for granted and this is a rare and therefore all the more special quality.

I think that with every book I read I am excited by its potential for changing me, leaving me just a little bit different afterwards. This particular function of literature is something I have come to value a lot recently. I am glad to have encountered it again in The Dispossessed.