The words induced me to turn towards myself. I learned that the possessions most esteemed by your fellow-creatures were, high and unsullied descent united with riches. A man might be respected with only one of these advantages; but, without either, he was considered, except in very rare instances, as a vagabond and a slave, doomed to waste his powers for the profits of the chosen few!
-Frankenstein (1831)
I didn't like it or the fact that Le Guin was making anti-Soviet talking points.
That's one thing that pisses me off when you look into any kind of Soviet art. There's always a forward or some Wikipedia article or Reddit dillweed trying to say that the author secretly hated communism and if you read between the lines you'll see it! I read one of Mao's books and it had a forward by Zizek. I can't understand what point that man is trying to make in the best of times but good lord it was just a bunch of whiny libshit about Chinabad. I really liked Roadside Picnic and all of the Stalker related media though, I can recite the ending monologue from memory.
Yeah, Wikipedia is the most anti-communist tool out there.
I mean fair enough, man can only take so much "authoritarian orangutan 100 billion dead", before it destroys what's left of his head, but Le Guin's anti-Soviet nature is at most just relegated to the foreword, as you said. Just don't have it rent-free in your mind.
It's living in my mind rent-free! Someone help me!
Well, shut up about Le Guin then, lmbao.
what why
idk, ask yer wife.
Edit: Sorry, man, I thought we were jokin' around a bit.
Dunno why you're being so rude. Don't talk to me.