Dreams Must Explain Themselves PDF
Preview Dreams Must Explain Themselves
Ursula
K Le Guin's writing is a delight in both fiction and non-fiction. This
collection covers several decades of writing, picked from four former
collections of her non-fiction, and it is somewhat clear how her
thoughts developed. The first half or so, which covers the '70s and
'80s, reflections on Earthsea and the early Hainish Cycle, and infamous
quotations about Americans who don't believe in dragons being eaten by
them from within, is fantastic. So is a lot of the later writing, up to
her fierce 2014 National Book Award speech. In between, the section that
I believe comes largely from the collection A Wave in the Mind,
there are a lot of bits and pieces of writing advice that I found
interesting but repetitive. I'm not a fiction writer, and while I might
be interested in Le Guin's process I'm not so invested that I'd go out
of my way to read, say, Steering the Craft, so for me that part dragged a little.
Overall
I think that this is a good collection to dip in and out of, to have on
the go and read the odd essay here and there. Virtually everything Le
Guin had to say was interesting, whether you agree or not. I recommend
finding out.
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