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Ursula K. Le Guin
George Orr discovers that his dreams can alter reality, in a time of war and environmental catastrophe. Distressed, he seeks treatment from Dr. William Haber, an ambitious sleep psychiatrist who quickly grasps the immense power George holds. Haber becomes adept at manipulating George's dreams to reshape the world, and then seeks the same power for himself, while George must resist attempts that threaten to destroy reality itself. A classic of science fiction that won the Locus Award for Best Novel, exploring the moral risks of power coupled with techno-utopianism.
Ebook, review only, not available to borrow.
- ISBN
- 9780060512743
- Edition
- Harper Perennial Modern Classics
- Genre
- Short Stories
- Format
- Ebook
- Pages
- 176
My thoughts
4/5stars Classic Sci-fi asking all the right questions like? Should we even try to play god? If yes to what extent? What is the limit? How far can we go? The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means. While the plot of this less than 200 pages book is beyond amazing, that is just one aspect of it. There is so much more to this dystopian sci--fi novel Ursula K. Le Guin is an amazing writer. Pick this one up if you haven't already. You have to help another person. But it's not right to play God with masses of people. To be God you have to know what you're doing. And to do any good at all, just believing you're right and your motives are good isn't enough.
