Journal Entry 1 by jmg49 from Woodstock, Ontario Canada on Thursday, May 01, 2003

Bought used @ "The Little Book Shoppe" in Woodstock.

he Lathe of Heaven is set in the sort of worlds that one would associate with Philip K. Dick, but Ms. Le Guin's treatment of the material, her plot and characterization and concerns, are more akin to the humanistic, ethically engaged, psychologically nuanced fiction of Theodore Sturgeon. The Lathe of Heaven is an insightful and chilling examination of total power, of war and injustice and other age-old problems, of changing the world, of playing God. --Cynthia Ward 

Journal Entry 2 by jmg49 from Woodstock, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, June 08, 2004

This ranks up there with the best books I have read! 

Journal Entry 3 by jmg49 at Postal release to another bookcrosser in Regensburg, Germany -- Controlled Releases on Friday, June 25, 2004

Released on Friday, June 25, 2004 at Postal release to another bookcrosser in Regensburg, Germany Controlled Releases.

I mailed this yesterday. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 4 by MarahSulloy from Regensburg, Bayern Germany on Monday, July 05, 2004

Just got this one last week from jmg49 - thanks! It's creepy, but in a good way. A nice, quick read. 

Journal Entry 5 by cliff1976 from Regensburg, Bayern Germany on Thursday, April 28, 2005

My wife recommended it to me. Boy, was she right. Again. 

Journal Entry 6 by cliff1976 from Regensburg, Bayern Germany on Saturday, August 20, 2005

By the way, we mailed this out to Genevalove this week. Sorry it took so long. I was waiting to see if my trip to China was going to fall through or not, and eventually, it did. Hope you enjoy the book, Genevalove. 

Journal Entry 7 by Genevalove from Chennai, Tamil Nadu India on Sunday, September 04, 2005

This just arrived today--thanks so much! Sorry to hear your trip to China didn't work out. 

Journal Entry 8 by Genevalove from Chennai, Tamil Nadu India on Monday, September 12, 2005

This was a genuinely fascinating book--what if one man's subconscious could redefine reality? Ursula K. LeGuin has an amazing imagination. I loved The Dispossessed, and couldn't put this one down until I'd finished it. This book will be up for grabs at our Shanghai bookcrossers' meetup on Saturday. 

Journal Entry 9 by Marieka from Den Haag, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Saturday, September 17, 2005

Picked this up today at the Shanghai Bookcrossers meeting at the Portman Ritz-Carlton. I hope to read and release it for the December 2005 Heaven & Hell Release Challenge.

It looks like an interesting story and I've just remembered that one of the main characters in the novel 'The Jane Austen Book Club' strongly recommends books by Le Guin to others, which made me curious. Well, now I've got one. 

Journal Entry 10 by Marieka from Den Haag, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Snatched from me by my husband, before I could properly release it in the December 2005 Heaven & Hell & Inhabitants Release Challenge. Was it a wild release? You bet! 

Journal Entry 11 by Yachtsman from Shanghai, Shanghai China on Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Snatched it from my wife before she could release it, because I want to read it first. 

Journal Entry 12 by Marieka from Den Haag, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Saturday, September 30, 2006

Hubbie gave up after the first few pages, which, I must admit, are confusing and almost kept me from reading on. But I am glad I persevered because this is one of those stories that I just know will stay with me for the rest of my life. For me, The Lathe of Heaven is the perfect mix of utopian literature, SF and psychological drama, with just enough hope and romance (yes, that too!) thrown in. A very satisfying read. 

Journal Entry 13 by Marieka from Den Haag, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Monday, October 02, 2006

Sending it on to pelikanol in Denmark, who had it on the cliff1976 wish list. 

Journal Entry 14 by pelikanol from Svendborg, Fyns Amt Denmark on Thursday, October 12, 2006

This is great. I was just about to panick because I ran out of books to read (or at least I ran out of books I wanted to read). I'm gonna get started on this one right away. Tahnk you so much for sending this to me :D 

Journal Entry 15 by pelikanol from Svendborg, Fyns Amt Denmark on Saturday, December 09, 2006

Oh boy, I finished this book ages ago and thought I'd made a journal entry about it *lol* Apparently not!

This was an interesting book. It was recommended to me by another blogger so I was very excited when it was offered to me here. I'd been longing to read it.

It's a very interesting idea that someone would be able to change the world with their dreams and it also shows us what happens when we start to use the gifts we've been given. Or have someone else take advantage of the power another person has. It's strange and very human, I expect. This book is also a perfect example about being careful what you wish for. Things may seem innocent and harmless, but in the end it's out of our hands. 

Journal Entry 16 by pelikanol from Svendborg, Fyns Amt Denmark on Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Journal Entry 17 by bigcurlyloz from Fordham, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Oh wow! Thank you so much for this pelikanol. I was blown away by The Dispossessed when I read it, and have been looking for copies of her other books in charity shops ever since. I am sure my boyfriend will read this too.

Thank you again, it really made me very happy to open this on a horrible wet and windy day!! 

Journal Entry 18 by bigcurlyloz from Fordham, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Monday, October 06, 2008

I read this whilst on holiday in France and really enjoyed it. Le Guin makes you sympathise with George and I kept hoping he could find a "cure", for both his sake, and perhaps that of the world too. The actions of Dr Haber are chilling - he seems happy with the way George's subconscious interprets his suggestions for a "better" world, and assumes far too much power. Scary but a great read. 

Journal Entry 19 by lwpallett on Sunday, November 23, 2008

Very good. Often wierd and wonderful, but that is the way of sci-fi. Beautifully written, and I like the fact that Le Guin pushes the boundaries of the generally accepted definition of the genre. 

Journal Entry 20 by bigcurlyloz from Fordham, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 04, 2009

I passed this on to my sister and her boyfriend to read a few months ago, so it's either waiting to be read or travelling somewhere already.