tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post6933784147264086151..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: A Few Quiet Words Of Praise For Ursula K. Le GuinMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-12002450564241596852018-01-27T13:21:22.503-08:002018-01-27T13:21:22.503-08:00For the last few mnths I've actually had "...For the last few mnths I've actually had "send a note of appreciation to Ursula Le Guin" written down on my big to-do list, on the basis that it's good to give thanks, and that people don't last forever. I guess that teaches a pretty obvios lesson.<br /><br />It was a privilege to read the original Earthsea trilogy in my teens and then The Other Wind in my fifties - I feel like those kids who grew up readin Harry Potter year by year, but on a longer time base.<br /><br />Fir me the essentials would be<br />- The Other Wind<br />- The Dowry of the Angyar (Semley's Amulet)<br />- The Author ofbthe Acacia SeedsHANNAH'S DADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877455489975811860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-52136317053899073472018-01-24T09:02:20.677-08:002018-01-24T09:02:20.677-08:00For me the essential Le Guin books are THE LATHE O...For me the essential Le Guin books are THE LATHE OF HEAVEN and THE DISPOSSESSED, both astounding and frightening books in different ways. Sanford Meschkowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13295639806324214513noreply@blogger.com