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The keyword is now.

The first telephone is also pretty bad compared to nowadays phones.

Yes, but now it doesn't make sense to read it anymore right? It reads outdated and there are better books nowadays

Can you list some better books for those of us who liked Le Guin and are interested in what could be better?

it's hard to understand for me what you liked in Le Guin's books, but maybe Children Of Time?

That's a good example of "very shallow and mainstream" writing, but Tchaikovsky isn't in the same league as Le Guin at all.

I would suggest "In the Mothers’ Land" from Élisabeth Vonarburg. It also talk about alternate society centered around gender. I didnt really liked the left hand of the night, but liked that one. And LeGuin saluted the book apparently too.

I don’t treat literature like tech books. A new novel doesn’t supplant an old one. New expressions of old ideas don’t make old ideas obsolete

There are always better books, but how do you know? Do you take my word for it? “Hey, I’ve read ALL the books, and these new books here are the best … trust me.” Better to read the old books yourself and be sure, right?

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