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Oh, this been one of my favorite books for decades. I was introduced by Tony Wolk, an old hippie professor of English Lit at Portland State. I took a class from
by sonofhans 5y ago
Oh, this been one of my favorite books for decades. I was introduced by Tony Wolk, an old hippie professor of English Lit at Portland State. I took a class from him nearly every term, in part because he was good friends with LeGuin and would have her guest lecture sometimes. She was astonishing, perhaps the best combination of intellect and humanity I’ve encountered.
Tony said that first and last sentences in her books were very important to her. To this day I remember that the book begins “There was a wall.” And at the end: “His hands were empty, as they had always been.”
- thundergolfer 5y agoThe ending line was a home run. Fantastic ending to a fantastic book. I read it a month ago, and it would be my favourite fiction of the year if I didn’t also read The Grapes of Wrath this year.
- walleeee 5y ago"The light of his world filled his empty hands" is one of my favorite lines ever
- cushychicken 5y agoLe Guin's prose is incredible. Her writing style exemplifies St. Exupery's quote about perfection being "...when there is nothing left to take away."
- walleeee 5y agoAgreed! Super spare in the best way
- cushychicken 5y agoThat's cool. I'd have loved to have met her.