Ursula K. Le Guin: Hainish Novels and Stories Vol. 2 (LOA #297): The Word for World Is Forest / Five Ways to Forgiveness / The Telling / stories: 3 (Library of America Ursula K. Le Guin Edition)

Are these things science fiction? Well, yes. But they are also parables of very great depth. If science fiction is not up to your standards, these pieces will be. Ursula K. Le Guin was a powerful write of lyrical prose. (She was also an interesting poet). She was not a seeker of honors, but she was frequently awarded for her work - by touchy literati, no less. These are the most literate science fiction around. Ursula Le Guin did not approve of Amazon, as she made clear at an awards assembly. She had too high a regard for brick and mortar bookstores (which never did her justice) and excessive distaste for enterprises of great size. So, she was not a perfect analyst of interactions. But I'll bet you could look all day in boutique book shops and find very little (if any) of her work. Show her she was wrong. Buy, buy, buy!

I am so happy to have all of LeGuin’s Hainish novels in two beautiful collector-worthy editions. LeGuin is the Master & these stories are her opus. What literary treasures!!

This book is one of the most boring, insufferable things I've ever read. My grandma literally read the synopsis and told me she would pray that I could get through it. Had to read for college, would not recommend.

My review of Volume 1 applies to Volume 2.