Sad to report that due to delays getting building permits for the permanent space, they are closing up shop. May 8, 2016 will be the last day. Announcement here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BFAr6IEnCKQ/

I actually just started reading this.

This book plays with perspective and identity like nothing I’ve ever read. The gender stuff is interesting (it’s wild to default to picturing every character as female until you find out they’re not) and I’m guessing is why it got so much attention in the first place, but it’s pretty secondary.

I loved this book even before it got into the connection between Buddhism (illusion of duality) and quantum physics (many worlds, illusion of wave function collapse). Also, really digging these books that sprinkle in metafictional elements without being meta-for-meta’s sake. I mean, I’m glad if on a winter’s night a traveler exists but it’s kind of like a 7 minute guitar solo.

Just a little too on-the-nose 70s environmentalist, simplistic view of marauding invaders vs. natives who live in harmony with nature, and the dream thing never really paid off. But I love Le Guin’s writing, especially the parts narrated by Davidson who could pretty much be a character from Catch 22. And it’s probably the best name ever.

It’s like if Primer was a book (but good).

When I told @chasingthwind about Lathe, he recommended this one. It was really cool to read them back-to-back; they are similar in strange ways. Also reminded me of The Man From Earth, which is on Netflix and also very good.

So good. Pretty sure Ursula K. Le Guin is my favorite author now, which is funny because she was my favorite author when I was in 7th grade too.