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Very Far Away from Anywhere Else
Very Far Away from Anywhere Else | Ursula K. Le Guin
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Owen is seventeen and smart. He knows what he wants to do with his life. But then he meets Natalie and he realizes he doesn't know anything much at all. A slender, realistic story of a young man's coming of age, Very Far Away from Anywhere Else is one of the most inspiring novels Ursula K. Le Guin has ever published.
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AllDebooks
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This is such a sweet coming of age novella. I really enjoyed the stream of consciousness writing style. As a reader, you felt included in every thought process of teenager Owen, as he struggles to decide what's next after he graduates school.

Read for #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

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squirrelbrain
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I‘m not really a huge fantasy fan, but I‘m also a list completist so I wanted to read a Le Guin book for #authoramonth.

I found this novella on Scribd. It‘s a coming of age story for Owen, who‘s seventeen and trying to figure out his place in the world.

It did feel a bit dated, and it‘s a very simple, slight tale but I still kind of liked it. A soft pick.

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Megabooks I‘m trying her, too, even though it‘s generally not my thing. 👍🏻 1y
BkClubCare You crazy completist you! 👏 1y
squirrelbrain @BkClubCare - I‘m thinking I might not do so many challenges next year, I‘m getting a bit fed up with them. But this is now, just wait until January next year… 🤣 1y
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CaliforniaCay
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Read this tiny little thing in one sitting the other day. It was my first introduction to Ursula K. Leguin, and I definitely wanna read more of her work. This was a short and simple read but entertaining none the less.

GarthRanzz We have a group read of Le Guin‘s Earthsea books starting this week. @2BR02B is hosting. You‘re more than welcome to read along! 7y
CaliforniaCay Oh man, I'm still working my way through The Name of the Wind that I started as a part of a buddy read and they wrapped up last week! Haha, but thanks for the invite @GarthRanzz , I will definitely read her Earthsea books on my own soon though. 7y
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merelybookish
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Found this at a library sale - hard to resist a $2 first edition Le Guin. It's from 1976, a slim #ya story about a boy who is negotiating becoming the person he wants to be (a scholar/scientist) and fitting in and being "normal." There is something dated about it, a certain afterschool special earnestness, but the characters and their struggles felt honest and real. My first Le Guin. Very realistic so not sure how it compares with her other work.