The Compass Rose

Ursula K. Le Guin
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The Compass Rose

thegooddoctor
2/26/2021
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The Compass Rose - by Ursula K. Le Guin

Note - for stories which the Worlds Without End website has established a link, I have listed my rating, etc. there on that link. For the stories listed below, there is currently no link.

Schrodinger's Cat - my rating "C -" = 1 star

Two Delays on the Northern Line - my rating "C++" = 2 stars

SQ - my rating "B+" = 3 1/2 stars

Small Change - my rating "C++" = 2 stars

The First report of the Shipwrecked Foreigner to the Kardanh of Derb - my rating A - - = 4 stars

The White Donkey - my rating "D+" = 1/2 star

The Phoenix - my rating "C -" = 1 star

Intracom - my rating "E" (SF parody) = 1/2 star

The Eye Altering - my rating "B+" = 3 1/2 stars

Mazes - my rating "B -" = 2 1/2 stars

Gwilian's Harp - my rating "C+" = 2 stars

Malheur Country - my rating "C+" = 2 stars

The Water is Wide - my rating "D" = 1/2 star

The Wife's Story - my rating "C" = 1 1/2 stars

Some Approaches to the Shortage of Time - my rating "C+"

= 2 stars

My rating system: I begin with one star being equivalent to a rating of "C -". Progressing upwards, I add ½ star for each step, up to the maximum 5 stars, which is equivalent to a rating of "A"+. I reserve ½ star for BOMBS, there being no option of zero or negative stars.