Comments by "Gruso" (@Gruso57) on "Philosophical Science Fiction Novels You Should Read" video.

The Dispossessed is the kind of book that after you finish it, you wonder how its not talked about more. I think if it wasn't tagged with the label sci-fi, itd be considered one of the greats next to 1984 and Brave New World.
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@CarrotConsumer It doesn't surprise me either, however its less controversial than 1984 is by a long shot and that's still being read in American high schools today. Also the book isn't necessarily "Pro-anarchy". Although the MC hails from an anarchist planet, he starts to see the issues with that way of life in itself through his friends and family. He sees the corruption still. Le Guin does a good job of weighing the pros and cons in a subtle way. You can't say she writes it as a bias in the novel in the same way you would for something like, Atlas Shrugged.
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