I think I'm going to have to go back and read this one with my eyeballs rather than my ears. I am really glad I listened/read this novel. My only disappointment is that The Left Hand of Darkness is not on Audible, which makes more insight into LeGuins 'Hannish Cycle' not complete. The book is not written in black and while tones, there are critiques and nuances to all the social and political structures that make it incredibly well written. I think it would be too easy to dismiss this story as 'anti-Ayn Rand' or 'socialist', its really more multi layered than that.If you can be open to a story that will make you rethink social, political, moral, ethical and existential ideas you would truly enjoy the novel. It was something I did not expect of the novel and I found it fascinating, a real meditation on modern life. It really made you re-evaluate how you decide to spend your time. These scenes were a stark contrast to the modern lifestyle of constant entertainment that many of us find ourselves dependent on for fun. As a fan of traditional or hard science fiction I typically don't get into more relationship driven stores, but this was an exception. The scenes of Shevek with his family were very moving. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? I also wondered how powerful this might have been to read this book as a younger man. The scenes of Shevek as a young man were interesting, I couldn't help thinking of Catcher in the Rye at times. A very compelling and thought provoking character. I didn't always like him but he served as a touchstone for the ideas and concepts in the book from economics, to the Sapir Whor hypothesis, moral and ethics and physics.

Shevek has to be one of the most compelling characters I have every read.

He also highlighted the gravity of the writing, which is spectacular in a clear and simple manner. The narrator went back and forth between characters with ease.

Great production of a great scientific fiction classic. What made the experience of listening to The Dispossessed the most enjoyable?

The dispossessed by ursula k le guin