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The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

She was a great visionary and turned the Science Fiction genre upside down. This book is a thought provoking story; an "An Ambiguous Utopia" (this is the subtitle of the book. It really makes you think but also a mocking glass for our society. Close second is The Left Hand of Darkness from the same author.



I would seriously have to consider her _The Lathe of Heaven_ as my nomination.


I am reading it right now. I will leave this thread to avoid any spoil.


Yeah, I was thinking about putting a little summary but I don’t want to spoil the fun and also, it’s hard to summarise this book in a few sentences




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