Contrary to how most readers seem to interpret the book, The Dispossessed is no straightforward pean to collectivism and condemnation of capitalism.
We Review
We effectively captures that sensing of creeping dread which accompanies the gradual erosion of the individual into a single United State. After being oppressed by both the Tsarist and Soviet regime, Zamyatin knew tyranny from both sides of the circle.
A Story Start: Engineer’s Fairy Tale
I don't know if or when I might sit down to finish it, but it's been some time since I shared a story here on the site, for which I feel a bit guilty. Even though it's not finished, I think this is the kind of piece which will get your imagination going.
Post Post-Scarcity
The answer to our human ills does not lie with limitless energy or a post-scarcity society. If anywhere, it lies within us.
Starsight Review
To be perfectly honest, I did not have high expectations when I picked up Skyward. But it did say Sanderson on the cover, so I did eventually read Skyward. I have to say this was a case of not judging a book by its summary, because Skyward genuinely did draw me in, and I found it to be a unique, compelling story. So when Starsight came out, I may have wished a little that he had been working on Stormlight Archives, instead, but I was eager to read this second installment in the series.
