The Telling
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Once a culturally rich world, the planet Aka has been utterly transformed by technology. Records of the past have been destroyed, and citizens are strictly monitored. But an official observer from Earth will discover a group of outcasts who still practice its lost religion-the Telling. Intrigued by their beliefs, she joins them on a sacred pilgrimage into the mountains...and into the dangerous terrain of her own heart, mind, and soul.
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8 primary books15 released booksHainish Cycle
Hainish Cycle is a 15-book series with 9 primary works first released in 1966 with contributions by Ursula K. Le Guin.
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I???ve got to agree with Marion on this one. As always, Le Guin???s language is beautiful, but The Telling is heavy-handed and plotless. If this had been written decades ago, it might have had more meaning, but for a book written in 2000, it???s disappointingly dull.
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A short, gentle, beautiful and poetic book that guides you through a narrative, encouraging you to ponder and question issues of culture, materialisim, prejudice, spirituality and religion.
For a book that centres around “telling”, it's ironic that I just can't put into words my feelings about this masterpiece.
Somehow, through words, Ms LeGuin goes beyond words, and right to the heart.
I loved it.
