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		walleeee on Dec 24, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021? "The light of his world filled his empty hands" is one of my favorite lines ever

cushychicken on Dec 24, 2021 [–]

Le Guin's prose is incredible.

Her writing style exemplifies St. Exupery's quote about perfection being "...when there is nothing left to take away."

walleeee on Dec 24, 2021 | [–]

Agreed! Super spare in the best way

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