The Lathe Of Heaven | 
After watching The Jane Austen Book Club yesterday, I was inspired to immediately hit the library to pick up something by Ursula K LeGuin (and a couple of Austen novels I‘ve yet to read). I was thinking maybe The Left Hand of Darkness, but this is the only one they had on the shelf, so I went with it. At about 50%, I‘m definitely enjoying the ethical questions it poses. Still feels relevant.
1. Really great read
2. JJ
3. Onion rings!
4. Possibly dress shopping for my super casual wedding coming up 😊
5. Only one 😔
#friyayintro @howjessreads
pickDo the ends justify the means?
A thoughtful book about morality, overpopulation, environmentalism, utopian societies, the human subconscious, and the nature of dreams.
pickThird book down. While there‘s no way I‘ll hit 24 hours of reading done, I‘m really grateful this readathon came along to help me get through some smaller books. I enjoyed this book a lot. I‘ll have to think about this book more to get a deeper appreciation of it but I always enjoy a good “what if?” type of story. #24B4Monday
pickMind bending! The way Le Guin shifts the “reality” of the narrative as Orr dreams. It‘s disorienting and thrilling. Kind of fun as you catch yourself thinking, “Wait. That‘s not what his office was like two pages ago.” Living in Portland and looking at Mt. Hood also makes it doubly fun to read.
so-soToday I finished my favorite local independent bookstore‘s monthly #bookclub book. This is one of few sci-fi books I‘ve ever read and it was intriguing. I like being exposed to new books and this one got me thinking. It didn‘t quite end how I expected, but I liked exploring the ideas of dreams, reality, humanity, world issues and power. 3/5 ⭐️ // #scifi #sciencefiction #fiction #review #35before35list
pickI remember seeing the PBS adaptation of this in high school and loving it. It‘s about a man named George who has “effective” dreams - in other words, his dreams actually change reality. George‘s interactions with a manipulative psychiatrist eventually leads to chaos and the book shows the dangers of having a God complex, even if one‘s intentions seem “good” on the surface. A great read!
pickI honestly don‘t think I‘m equipped to review but will try.
A man whose dreams alter reality and and a doctor who wants to harness and control those dreams, was fantastic. In a world that has a multitude of problems, the doctors good intentions to control the dreams to make the world a better place, however it comes with dangerous side effects.
God complexes are extremely dangerous even when benevolent.
This is such a good book! I am about halfway through and I just need to read more! Between this, The Disposessed and The Left Hand of Darkness, Le Guin really has written all of my favourite sci-fi! Minerva is keeping me company while I read!
pickThis is a fascinating thought experiment about what could happen if one could change the world with dreams and the way innocuous or even well-meaning desires could go horribly wrong. I did feel the characters were held at a bit of a remove but the concept is great.
#dogsofLitsy #Bindi #Greta #Gunther
Half price books 20% off sale . Like I need more books.😂
You have to help another person. But it‘s not right to play God with masses of people. To be God you have to know what you‘re doing. And to do any good at all, just believing you‘re right and your motives are good isn‘t enough. You have to … be in touch.
1️⃣ Nope.
2️⃣ In Canada, the least bad of these services is Netflix. CraveTV is nearly equal. There is also TouTV, which has French language programming.
3️⃣ SF.🚀🛸
4️⃣ If someone else is watching tv when I'm reading.
5️⃣ What I want is Lathe of Heaven to not be made into a series, but I hear it's in development anyway. ☹️
@Ke633 #tellmetuesday
1️⃣ Surviving
2️⃣ Did not keep count. The tagged book, plus a few other things and fanfic.
3️⃣ Winter, because even though I hate freezing, I hate swealtering heat even more.
4️⃣ I've seen a lot of good ones. The most surprisingly good concert I saw was the Hothouse Flowers in 1990. I was not expecting anything and they blew the house up.
5️⃣ Ok!
@jesshowbooks #friyayintro
1️⃣ The entirely state or the world at this point.
2️⃣ Coffee. Shower. Scheduled tasks. Not talking.
3️⃣ Chocolate.
4️⃣ If I get time, tagged, for #LMPBC #MooseMoose
@Chellebearss #Moodymonday
#triplwthreatthursday @MelAnn
1️⃣ Today? None that comes to mind. As a teenager, Muad'Dib.
2️⃣ Getting better. Kicking this medical mystery to the curb (or kerb, I'm not picky).
3️⃣ ☝️
"Come on up with me," he said. "It's raining already." In fact it was, the endless warm drizzle of spring - the ice of Antarctica, falling softly on the heads of the children of those responsible for melting it.
"The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means."
#Bookmail no2! Thatnk you @FantasyChick! My son will love the pop corn! #MooseMoose #LMPBC
panThere are so many amazing reviews on this book that I have to wonder what I missed. I tried, guys, I really did but this missed the mark for me. I know there was important messages in it and the storyline is terrifying but it lost me at every turn. If it was bigger I would have bailed. I don't think it's bad, just not for me. I'll take my place as the only person in the world who didn't like it 😑 #moosemoose @BookishTrish @tournevis @dixi_e
May Reads. The Lathe of Heaven and Old Man's War were my favorites.
pickBook. Hangover. Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2252684225?book_show_action=false&from_rev...
Le Guin is one of those authors I desperately want to love but haven't ever been able to quite click with -- I liked the few things I've read by her but just never could feel that brilliance I knew I was just missing by a handsbreadth. I don't know if it's always been a case of the wrong time or if it was just me (I know it's not her -- I'm painfully aware that her stories are fantastic just without being fully there myself). (Contd in comments)
#currentlyreading I hope Litsy combines editions at some point, there's a bunch for this book.
pickFinished tonight in a comfy bed at "home" aka the parents. Loved it! A fabulous intro to classic sci fi. Vulnerable characters, the imagined future was vivid and creative yet believable. Thank you so much @DivaDiane @Balibee146 @samharnold for being excellent #lmpbc buddies, looking forward to our round 2.
And yes, we did colour it in Diane!! ❤?????
What's the baby's name?!!! 🤴🤴🤴
What did the hat say to the scarf?
You hang round here, I'll go on a head...
No, I'm going to my parents in the Lake District for some mountains 😁 But I am taking 3 books!
Will Do!
#friyayintro
@jesshowbooks
pickMy first Ursula K Le Guin book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading more
#scifi
It‘s arrived (picked it up yesterday).
Thank you, @BookishTrish !! I‘m excited to try my treat because I 😍 ginger. #moosemoose #moosemail #lmpbc
@dixi_e I had to go to the post office to mail out my #steampunkgoespostal package and sent out your #moosemoose package at the same time to save myself a second trip. It should get to you sometime next week. I realize it‘s very early - no pressure intended. 😘
Trying to read two books at once...
Weekly reorganization of the Currently Reading stack ✅
For @Leniverse
Okay #MooseMoose I'm going in #blueandblue (highlighter and pen)
@jhod will be sending your book as soon as I can dig my way out at home. Have been hit by a little bit of snow.
Lunchtime reading. My first LeGuin.
pickI *really* liked this book. Dreams become reality with increasingly drastic effects in this lively meditation on Taoism and the unintended consequences of our actions.
I got to read most of it while this little guy was dreaming away! 😊👶😴
George Orr believes his dreams can alter reality. He begins seeing a psychiatrist who decides to test Orr's claim. What starts as minor reorganizations of reality quickly dominoes. The tenuous line between reality & dream blurs, leading Orr to think #IThinkImParanoid
#fiercefeb day 18
@batsy
@Cinfhen
“The world is, no matter how we think it ought to be. You have to be with it. You have to let it be.”
pickSo glad I finally made time to read this one! It was very good ❤️📖
Ok now I'm thinking about Le Guin & #gender . Does this quote make sense to others? This seems like a stereotypically "female" way of speaking & undercutting one's own statements - I'm surprised it is described as having courage! Fwiw this was published in 1971.
pickGeorge Orr will do anything to stop himself from dreaming. His dreams alter reality: not just his own fate but the entire world's. When the government finds he's been abusing his pharmacy card allotted medications, he must agree to voluntary therapy or serve prison time. Therapy becomes worse than a prison sentence when Dr. Haber uses George's dreams to change the world to suit his own standards.
pickI'm using some experimental #knitting to highlight a passage I really like. #knittingwhilereading
