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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Scribner Catalog: Book Release date: 2008-04-15 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 192 Ean: 9781416556961 Book Isbn: 1416556966  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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 Written on June 3, 2006 Summary: All We See or Seem is But Dreams within a Dream ??? This is a vivid fast-paced disutopia sci-fi story, with odd shifts in settings, patterns and players. It explores issues of integrity and authority, ideals and ideas, cause and effect, and dreamtime and realtime. Like other works of Ursula K. Le Guin, it is written like fine personified philosophy. It can be read over and over, and still seem wierdly wonderful. It is my favorite novel of Ursula K. Le Guin. If you like authors such as Herman Hesse and Phillip K. Dick, you may like this read very much indeed. Maybe a great Rosicrucian Allegory as well +++ Written on February 18, 2006 Summary: Rotten Cover - Great Book I REALLY enjoyed this book - twice. The first time was when I was in my teens and the second time was recently, a mere twenty-five years later. It passed the test of interest for two completely different age groups: 16 and 41. The story stood the test of time. It is interesting, thoughtful, inventive, elusive, funny (at times), and it has great settings that change right before you. The main character is marvelously memorable, unusually quirky and very likable. I was with him all the way through his plight in the story. My only complaint? The cover of the recent edition I bought gets a garbage can rating. [Harper Perennial Modern Classics (September 1, 2003).] The cover looks like it was printed wrong - but it wasn't; it was a very poor choice of art work. There are scratchy looking streaks that make it appear to be a used book - even when it is brand new. (Why is this big deal?) I bought several copies for gifts and the new books, which were in perfect condition, looked like they had been thoroughly rubbed on gravel or concrete to give a sense of rustic aging. I like to give pristine copies of books for presents - unless they are signed, first editions. With this edition, Harper Perennial Modern Classics (September 1, 2003), I found myself explaining, with each gift, that the copy was NOT used. I noticed that every recipient had to rub their fingers across the cover - checking for roughness - because they also thought it looked worn. I would have (even) preferred a rumpled brown-bag paper with a jagged black slash across it to have been chosen as the cover. At least that non-cover would have made sense as it illustrated the unknown blankness of the future and the descent into chaos that continues on its downward slide and unexpected spins through each new chapter of the book. There have been several covers over the years for this long-time classic. The rotten art work on this one doesn't add a thing to the meaning of the story. I can easily think of 2,000 better possibilities that would have related to the storyline. This one doesn't invite ANY readers to pick up this truly marvelous, classic book. Visually inspired buyers will be the poorer for ignoring this one. "Hey! Harper Perennial. Pick a cover that looks good and actually CONNECTS to the storyline." Written on December 7, 2005 Summary: Amazing This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. The story is compelling and you just can't put the book down. It's about a guy whose dreams become reality. George Orr is a normal guy that doesn't want to change reality he doesn't want to be responsible for all the people on the planet. When he dreams things change and he is the only one who remembers the world before the change. It is amazing to read about someone trying to make the world a better place and can't because apparently the world can't be controlled. This was a great journey for me to be on and I recommend everyone to go through it. The idea one can change everything just by dreaming sounds great until you realize you have nightmares too... Written on November 22, 2005 Summary: Beautiful Dreamer George Orr is dying on the sidewalk during an atomic holocaust-- he dreams he is alive and that society is alright. He awakes to find that this is so and only he knows that things have changed. Then he realizes his dreams change his environment--all of it. If he dreams there is a pink dog in the room with him, then when he awakes there will have always been pink dogs since the beginning of time. The problem is that he is acutely aware of the shifts he causes in society and suspects Dr. Haber, who is "helping" him with hypnotic dream suggestions, is using his gift in an attempt to control this power. This book is a delight to read and full of unexpected twists. Ursula Leguin's prose flows wonderfully.  Written on October 22, 2005 Summary: a tepid dream leguin's writing has occasional flashes of poetry, but there's really not much to this book outside the main concept. reminds me of philip k dick's work except the characters do not feel REAL. the reader never really feels any sympathy for george--at least i didnt. and if youve read a lot of sf the ending is easy to predict--pure pulp. still, no shame. leguin is always a fun read. won't take much time to get thru this one. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2008-04-15 | 2000-07-10 | 1994-10-20 | 2004-11-02 | 1992-06-30 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Mass Market Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 192 | 320 | 400 | 384 | 272 |
| Ean | 9781416556961 | 9780441007318 | 9780061054884 | 9780441012039 | 9780679740674 |
| Book Isbn | 1416556966 | 0441007317 | 0061054887 | 0441012035 | 0679740678 |
| Upc | - | - | - | 072742025009 | - |
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