Planet Of Exile
by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Author: Ursula K. Le GuinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1982-01-01
ISBN: 0441669573
Number of pages: 124
Publisher: Ace
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Book Review: Excellent Characterization and Culture Depiction
Summary: 5 Stars
I started reading the Three Hainish Novels on a lark, thinking I'd get some kicks out of seeing what world building here spawned "Left Hand of Darkness". If Rocannon's World was a colt finding out it had four legs, then Planet of Exile is a full grown dog unleashed bolting after a squirrel. This novel was incredibley focused. The characters, though from 3 fictional cultures, were truer than some literary fiction I've read. While I found her depictions of her male heroes be a little...well..heroic? sometimes...infused with too much NPR like soul...the male hero of this was downright arrogant and flawed. A bravura depiction for LeGuin..The world building was subtley executed, and logistically true- a nomadic people preparing their winter harvest,and an exiled group of wordly galactic citizens must defend themselves against a planet's lengthy winter and the resulting barbarian hordes. A love story between members of the two groups threads LeGuin's main sci-fi element: telepathy. I find her recurrent use of these pretty intriguing, and so would anybody else who repeatedly picks up their cell phone one second before the phone rings.
I haven't read many serious reviews of LeGuin's works but a really notable factor here is that time and time again the heros are Earth descendants with black skin. Right on LeGuin. I love when an author takes a second to tweak the details like that, to twist it away from our normal ethnocentric assumptions, espescially when its science fiction.
It's just shocking that this is her EARLY work. It's so spot on.
Definite recommendation.
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