• hahafuck [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    Yeah I think they will fuck it up, you are right. But I think you are recalling Annares overfondly. It is paradise politically by comparison to its mirror (or the Terrans), but the Annaren system is still viewed pretty critically by the main character, who sees it destroy artists and coldly separate lovers, and crush the spirits of misfits. I think the ultimate take of the book is Annares, like Urras, also needs another revolution in conciousness. The journey to change Urras cannot be complete until Annares also changes

    • star_wraith [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Yeah I think the problem is, I'm admittedly very sympathetic to the Anarresti society, and those issues don't particularly bother me. Of course I'm not saying I'm right, just that that's my own bias in reading the book.