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Owning Things Is Fake (The Dispossessed - Part 1/2)

September 11th, 2023

If you want to have constant thoughts about the horrors of our capitalist and governmental systems, then this book is for you. And if you already do that, well…here’s more of that.

Danylo and Mc read Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic sci-fi book, The Dispossessed, and have to resist the urge to tell everyone they know that money, laws, and owning things is fake actually.

The Dispossessed
By Ursula K. Le Guin
Published in 1974 by Harper and Row
Winner of the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the National Book Award

*Spoilers: *
Chapters 1-6 of The Dispossessed

Links:
Summary and analysis of The Dispossessed

Wikipedia page for The Dispossessed (it has cool background info and stuff)

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