5/24/2023 0 Comments Le guin no time to spare![]() ![]() ![]() In a piece on the perhaps negative proliferation of cursing, Le Guin uses copious cursing herself, for example. Of course, Le Guin’s wit and humour are also on display. Even those pieces that at surface level seem trivial or silly showcase Le Guin’s careful thought, smooth prose, and unabashed wonder at life. No Time to Spare explores a wide range of topics, from discussion of writing to musings on womanhood and ageing, to stories of cat ownership. The subtitle of this collection is Thinking About What Matters, and as you read, it is very clear that the subjects within do indeed matter to Le Guin. ![]() (Though it should be noted that this book is essays and opinions rather than straight memoir.) So, it was a pleasure to experience her more personal writing after years of admiring her fiction. This is of the more autobiographical works I have read by Le Guin. No Time to Spare collects the best of Le Guin’s blog, presenting her thoughts on ageing, culture, and the world. Blogging gives the freedom to explore the political and the personal, the serious and the trivial. Le Guin, facing old age and inspired by José Saramago, turns to a new literary frontier: the blog. SummaryĪfter decades of taking readers to imaginary worlds, renowned author Ursula K. ![]() But some distance and summer holidays offered the opportunity to finally get to it. It was too upsetting to know that it was the last book she had published before her death. But then Le Guin passed away and I couldn’t bring myself to read it. I received No Time to Spare for Christmas last year. ![]()
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