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I would concur with this. Wolfe and Le Guin, to me, both write sci-fi/fantasy as literature while also closely using themes that most would consider "genre fict
by strifey 6y ago
I would concur with this. Wolfe and Le Guin, to me, both write sci-fi/fantasy as literature while also closely using themes that most would consider "genre fiction".
- saberience 6y agoAgreed with Le Guin, I love the Earthsea books, which are more than simple fantasy and have a beautiful spiritual and philosophical quality.
- sdepablos 6y agoAgree with both, but in the case of Le Guin I clearly prefer the Hainish Cycle, with classics as The Left Hand of Darkness, The Disposesed or The Word for World is Forest
- 7thaccount 6y agoThe left-hand of darkness was strange, but somehow spiritually uplifting in a way I have trouble expressing.
- klausnrooster 6y agoGoing to buy LHOD now, thank you very much.
- 7thaccount 6y agoNot a problem. The author is a good writer. Not overly verbose or too terse. I had to read two of her short stories in jr high. One was "those who walk away from omelas" and the other was "the power of a name". Those probably aren't the full titles, but should be close enough and should be available online.
- strifey 6y agoI would also _highly_ recommend The Dispossessed from her same universe. I personally preferred it, but both are really great "sci-fi tackles seriously complicated real life topics" reads.
- strifey 6y agoHave you read Lathe of Heaven? I don't love all of the Hainish Cycle books (they're all good, just not peak Le Guin good), but that book I would consider in my top 5 books of all time easily.
- sdepablos 6y agoOh, didn't know about it. Thanks!