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reddeddy's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Dysphoria, Child abuse, Grief, Violence, Ableism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism
Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Torture, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder
Minor: Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Sexual content, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Gore, Infidelity, Police brutality, Cursing, Rape, Slavery, Classism, Confinement, Incest, Xenophobia, and Domestic abuse
beansandrice's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I know some people have been disappointed by how this book frames the course of Tenar's life, but I think it makes sense looking at Le Guin's biography. These are her thoughts on womahood as she's seen it over the course of her life as someone born in the 30's, writing just as a new wave of feminism begins to emerge. If some of the ideas about femininity seem antiquated in this book, I think that stems from the fact she was just entering her 60's when writing it. She seems very aware of what society believes that must mean for her, yet it's clear she still had a great deal of her life to live in the years to come. This isn't a statement about how she wishes all women must live, but an ode to women who have been left behind. Left behind by a time that refused to see their worth and power. Tehanu complicates the previous books by finally giving the female perspective on Earthsea that I've longed for since Tombs of Atuan, but not once does Tehanu cheapen what's come before.
For this and much else, it's by far my favorite among Earthsea.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Ableism
Moderate: Rape and Pedophilia
citrine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Abandonment and Misogyny
Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault
ingridaleida's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Abandonment, Misogyny, Sexism, Child abuse, and Body shaming
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Physical abuse
Minor: Death of parent
geekmom's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexism
Moderate: Ableism, Rape, and Abandonment
phily_g_123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Torture, Body horror, and Abandonment
alix_the_book_witch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault