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Re:Gene Wolfe Turned Science Fiction into High Art (2019) by 7thaccount on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @09:50PM (#25654196)
The left-hand of darkness was strange, but somehow spiritually uplifting in a way I have trouble expressing.
Re:Gene Wolfe Turned Science Fiction into High Art (2019) by klausnrooster on Saturday January 09, 2021 @11:05AM (#25701468)
Going to buy LHOD now, thank you very much.
Re:Gene Wolfe Turned Science Fiction into High Art (2019) by 7thaccount on Saturday January 09, 2021 @04:39PM (#25705069)
Not a problem. The author is a good writer. Not overly verbose or too terse.

I had to read two of her short stories in jr high. One was "those who walk away from omelas" and the other was "the power of a name". Those probably aren't the full titles, but should be close enough and should be available online.

Re:Gene Wolfe Turned Science Fiction into High Art (2019) by strifey on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:59PM (#25736824)
I would also _highly_ recommend The Dispossessed from her same universe. I personally preferred it, but both are really great "sci-fi tackles seriously complicated real life topics" reads.