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Jul 10, 2019blank_sl8 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I know and knew before reading that this is largely considered a bit of a gender studies book, but honestly most of the themes in here don't have anything to do with gender. LeGuin has a lot to say about order vs disorder, patriotism and fear, corruption by power, ego, ignorance vs knowledge, loyalty, and happiness. So, even though I typically have a strong dislike for books with social-justicey themes, I thoroughly enjoyed this one and would recommend it to anyone as a classic piece of science fiction (though it's more of a fantasy novel if you ask me).