Archive for January, 2018
The Wit and Weight of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Last Book
There is something mystic yet realistic in her essays, much like her science fiction. And Le Guin showed her pragmatic wit. She believed in the power of positive thinking and its placebo effect, especially when it comes to aging. But the realist in her writes, “If I’m ninety and believe I’m forty-five, I’m headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub.”
You can read my review of Ursula K. Le Guin’s last book No Time to Spare:Thinking about What Matters in the January 28, 2018 edition of the Houston Chronicle by clicking the image below.
You can buy No Time to Spare at Barnes & Noble.
