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Ursula K. Le Guin: The  Dispossessed (Hardcover, 1991, Harper Paperbacks)

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, …

Life-changing.

“Those who build walls are their own prisoners. I’m going to fulfill my proper function in the social organism. I’m going to unbuild walls.“

Would you like to become an anarcho-socialist? Then read this book. It contains a most compelling vision for a world in which people govern themselves. It then goes on to contrast this world with another where capitalism is celebrated. The writing is powerful, the story provocative. Even if you don’t think you like science fiction, you should read this book because at the end of the day, it’s about how humans choose to live together. It’s also got some heart-stoppingly inspiring passages that will make you think deeply about your own commitments.