Reviews and Comments

I rarely read short stories but when I do, I usually love them. This is no exception, the short stories are creative and inspiring, and motivate me to find small ways to work towards a better future in my own life. I very much enjoyed reading them and the little commentaries in between, and the format makes it easy to read them in between, for example while taking a short break.

Wirklich ein tolles, wunderschön geschriebenes Buch.

Radikale Zärtlichkeit ist tatsächlich das was es verspricht, radikal und zärtlich. Es inspiriert mich, meine Beziehungen zu hinterfragen, und hoffentlich besser und zärtlicher zu gestalten, und gibt mir Worte dafür, wie sich umeinander kümmern Widerstand gegen Kapitalismus und Patriarchat ist.

Sehr atmosphärisch und unterhaltsam, aber es war etwas zu abstrakt für mich. Die Story fehlt ein bisschen, und die systemkritik kommt bei mir auch nicht so ganz an. Abgesehen davon ist es ein schönes Buch und malt tolle (oft leicht gruselige oder dunkle) Bilder in den Kopf.

I really enjoyed listening to this audio book, my first read of a longer story by Ursula K Le Guin. In the beginning it was a bit slow, but the characters and especially the character development of Ged captivated me more and more. My only point of criticism is the casual sexism in the book, but which is reflected on by Ursula K Le Guin in the foreword very well.

Exciting read, one of the books I couldn't put down. It's a very interesting analysis of humans and how they live together, and thoughts about if a kind of "benevolent dictator" would make it better or worse. I feel like the book doesn't come to a conclusion on its own, but let's readers think about it and opens some really interesting questions I hadn't really thought about before. The characters and development are great, and the story is well written and very entertaining besides making me think.

I listened to the audiobook and loved the story, the characters, and how they explored their feelings about gender and fate.