City of Illusions

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Ursula K. Le Guin: City of Illusions (1984, Ace Books)

English language

Published July 10, 1984 by Ace Books.

ISBN:
978-0-441-10708-7
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OCLC Number:
639790637

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5 stars (2 reviews)

15 editions

poetic, lots of taoism, Bad Takes on gender

4 stars

I love this for the mysticism (they have a glass bead game!), the poetic descriptions of nature and the questioning of the Self. I think it was such a realistic portrayal of the main character's mind, at least I really got into it.

What I didn't notice when reading it for the first time were misogynistic and transmisic undertones :F it didn't spoil the book completely for me, but it's the reason this isn't 5 stars for me. might well ruin it for others.

also, if you're into plot-driven stories, don't pick this up.