Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

26 reviews

lilaceous's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

characters - ⭐️

plot - .5⭐️

engaging to read - ⭐️

would recommend - .5⭐️

would read again - ⭐️

i really enjoyed reading this! felt nostalgic, like something my dad would have read me when i was a kid. seems like it would be enjoyable for people of any age.

pace is a bit slow, but i enjoyed the attention to world-building and relatively low stakes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

caitlincrtr's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Death, Animal death, and Murder

thewitchwhoisabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

I only don't give this a 5 because I was a bit irritated by some of the inconsistent naming conventions/ unbelievable names. Otherwise, it's some of the best in the genre, which is especially amazing considering it's also seminal in the genre. Comforting, warm, and the language is beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Injury/Injury detail

onalark's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Misogyny

Minor: Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Physical abuse

shadereads's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child death and Animal death

afion's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and War

Minor: Child abuse and Animal death

toffishay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

This book is short, but it still takes its time to introduce us to Ged to help us understand him and see how a great wizard gets his start. We follow his journey from boyhood to early manhood, from foolish youth to a man who understands the error of his ways and what must be done to face the consequences of our actions. I liked the pace of the book. The edition that I have has an afterword from the author, where she says that there are no wars in Earthsea; people are tested by themselves and by the world to be better. And you feel that in this book. Ged is tested by his own hubris to overcome or to perish. I see Earthsea not as a text to consume, but as a world to live in and I want to follow more. Explore more. Be an adventurer in my own right.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Child death

tinyelfarcanist's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

I'm more accustomed to reading contemporary works, so the page-long paragraphs were a bit daunting at first. 

It's narrated as a biography of the great wizard Sparrowhawk. It has a distant feeling as if you were looking at the events through a veil. I enjoyed it regardless, the characters' motivations felt genuine, and I noticed homoromantic undertones in the interactions between the protagonist and his best friend.

There's a reason this one is a classic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Child death

Moderate: Death and Animal death

Minor: Child abuse

kerttuli's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, and Death

Minor: Slavery, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

nerdkitten's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Child death, Animal death, Body horror, Infidelity, War, Death, and Slavery

Minor: Child abuse, Excrement, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying