Maree
“Le Guin has sometimes been severely taken to task for choosing a male protagonist. Her initial, rather flip defense was to say that as a science fiction writer she enjoyed trying to enter alien minds, so she was naturally drawn to portraying men. In fact, most of the protagonists of her early novels are male. But her critics overlooked the fact that The Dispossessed incorporates many feminist values, even if it is not a radical feminist utopia. In some ways, it is especially revealing to have these values reflected through a masculine consciousness.”
This was a fun cross-over romp through the classic stories of the 1800s. At times laugh out loud funny, especially when talking suffrage (pocket rage!), and who doesn't love more reasons to read of Sherlock? Feels like Penny Dreadful and tastes of toast with marmalade. Fun little meta commentary throughout by the fictional authors that fills out the characters and digs at itself.
