The Lathe of Heaven

I came to this with high expectations, since I loved The Left Hand of Darkness, and I loved all the interviews and talks with Le Guin I've read or seen. This short book seems almost universally loved by the reviewing community too, and many people report that there is lots of food for deep thought in it.

For sure Le Guin has a vivid imagination, spelled out in beautiful prose. There's great lines to be found throughout the 182 pages.

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But I'm sad to say The Lathe Of Heaven left me frustrated by its sloppy content.

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There is a lot to be said for Acceptance as a way of being, and my beef is not with Taoism. My beef is with a few false dichotomies Le Guin introduces, and a caricatural treatment of utilitarian, pragmatic politics.

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Please read the rest of this rather lenghty review on Weighing A Pig...