Reviews

Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin

emakay's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

greenkirtle's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

sadnarav's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

lanark90's review against another edition

3.75

wonderful to watch a work for children mature. JK rowling could never. 

fschmidt2001's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I've missed Tenar, and I really enjoyed the non-magical side of this book! The constant worries about the child, the sickness of the elderly, it was all feminist in a way I wasn't expecting. That being said, I hate the misogyny, and while I understand it's role in the story I especially hated the last action scene for the way Tenar was treated. 

sepptb's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

ceridwenanne's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

Rereading through the Earthsea books again, and damn, each one is better than the last. 

gingerwhale's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Pretty great early masterpiece of feminist fantasy that has universal themes beyond gender. Its more of a reflective, quiet end for a saga, but its a worthy finale towards the world and its characters. 
But goes into some very hard topics of violence and child abuse. If youve struggle with these issues, I can imagine that this book will help you work through them, but its gonna be triggering for sure, so take it at your own pace. Youve got nothing to prove :)

noah_hinds's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

jamesscrambles's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5