thoughts on technology and culture, politics, and information design
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Ursula
I just finished reading Ursula K. Le Guin's book - The Dispossessed.
It is a phenomenal novel about an anarchist society. The characters are compelling, and powerfully self-realized. To the reader, the vision of a functional, anarchist society - exiled from Earth - is accessible.
Ursula has not been shy about defending her franchise of books, or ideas.
Her famous Earthsea books were critical to my childhood, and apparently the subject of a recent TV mini-series. Her critique of the television portrayal makes me sad, and it also makes me want to read more Ursula K. Le Guin books.