| I read Eye of the Heron when it first showed up at the library about 5
or 6 months ago so so I don't remember much about the plot. Unfortunately,
I can't blame my faulty memory on the time lapse as much as the lack of
anything to remember. I did not like it at all. I didn't hate it either.
It had a total lack of ability to rouse me stongly one way or another. It was
one of those books you keep reading thinking, "That's nice. When are we gonna
get to the story?"
I have to stretch my imagination to fit into the category of SF. THe fact
that it was set on another planet was not enough to make it SF. The story
itself could have taken place in any secluded area on earth (For instance
Australia before it was colonized.) If it had taken place on earth, nobody
would have classified it as SF.
I liked Gandhi very much! I was moved. I remember specific lines to this
day even though it has been over a year since I saw the movie. (I only saw it
once.) This book was so blah that even though I read it only a few months ago
I can't even remember the major characters, much less their names or anything
that they said.
All in all, I suppose if you weren't looking for SF, you might emjoy them
more than I did. I came away feeling like I had wasted my time. (something
I rarely feel after reading just about any book.)
tlh
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| I have only read one Le Guinn book - The Dispossesed. It was the story of
a group of political anarchists who inhabit a desolate moon of a lush but
corrupted planet. From what I read in .0, this latest novel sounds like
a rehash of a very good story. I am looking forward to reading other works
by the author, however. They seem to be highly regarded.
Mike Richard
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