The Word for World is Forest
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Ursula K. Le Guin
The award-winning masterpiece by one of today's most honored writers, Ursula K. Le Guin!The Word for World is Forest When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters. Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they have endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Author
Ursula K. Le Guin
Pages
192
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Published Date
2010-07-06
ISBN
142998354X 9781429983549
Ratings
Google: 5
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"This is a quick and impactful read by the sci-fi master Ursula K. LeGuin. At its heart its a novel against colonialism, racism and environmental destruction, but it's also a novel about kindness and what it really means to be human. At this point in the future earth is devoid of all environmental life. Most animals and plants are gone and wood is one of the most sought after commodities. Humans have set up a logging colony on a forested planet and quickly do what humans do when they reach a new destination... destroy and enslave. The native species on the planet live in a peaceful matriarchal society that the humans see as inferior. As expected, things begin to change when the natives fight back. This book is a lesson in toxic masculinity and how stupid and horrible alpha mentality really is. One of the characters seems like he was modeled after one of today's politicians (maybe an ex-president) which shows how prescient LeGuin was and how little humans have changed throughout history. As a society we should always strive to be better, not the same, or as we were in the past. I feel like this should be mandatory reading in high school because it provides more lessons on life and history than [b:The Great Gatsby|4671|The Great Gatsby|F. Scott Fitzgerald|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1490528560l/4671._SY75_.jpg|245494] and [b:The Catcher in the Rye|5107|The Catcher in the Rye|J.D. Salinger|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1398034300l/5107._SY75_.jpg|3036731]."
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"One of my favourite dystopian-science fiction novels. "
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