The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

Last updated on January 23, 2023

This is a fantastic line.

(p. 5) “But the idea was real. It was important.”
I wonder how a dorm can look “mournful”?

(p. 5) “The dormitory looked durable, grimy and mournful.”
What does “syndics” mean?

(p. 6) “Freighters came down only eight times a year, unannounced except to syndics actually working at the port[…]”
This is a really interesting world building bit. Defence is apparently something not needed? And armbands differentiate people from each other.

(p. 6) “She was wearing the Defense armband, a sight almost as rare as a space-ship.”
This is in a letter from Takver to Shevek. I found this passage interesting because you can feel Takver and Shevek straying from their “anarchist” culture. They were originally already defying some norms (they are “partnered” after all) so this seems to reinforce their partnership as somewhat odd.

(p. 210) “[S]eparation is educational all right but your presence is the education I want.”
I don’t remember why I bookmarked this line specifically.

(p. 284)

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