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sillylittlebear's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
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
4.0
docking a star in my rating because the end of the book seemed to drag forever! ged’s journey felt like the longest game of cat and mouse. i did enjoy the book overall though. i’m echanted by the world of earthsea!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Child death
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Violence
Minor: Death, Animal death, and Murder
amradio's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Not too bad of a book but unsure if the writing is for me
Feels very slow and a lot of description instead of dialogue so it was a challenge but I do love a good challenge!
I loved the ending the most where they talk about giving the shadow his own name like I thought that was very insightful
Might end up reading the other books in the series
Feels very slow and a lot of description instead of dialogue so it was a challenge but I do love a good challenge!
I loved the ending the most
Might end up reading the other books in the series
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Child death
emily011's review against another edition
adventurous
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death
loveyoulike's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
took me quite a while to like but my god once i rlly got into it i got
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Violence
mikepalumbo's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
slow-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
alexalily's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Violence
hwright93's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Child death
elizlizabeth's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
fast-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
4.0
Someone recommended me to start my LeGuin journey and I can see why, the writing is precise and quick paced, and the plot although simple it's engaging. I love the world building on all of Ursula's books and this wasn't an exception.
It was so easy to root for the characters, flaws and all. Especially grateful that they are flawed on the first place because often one assumes children's books must be clear cut between good/evil but this shows that one can in fact tell a story where characters are not necessarily born with goodness but strive to be better. Which ultimately is such a much better message to give to kids.
It was so easy to root for the characters, flaws and all. Especially grateful that they are flawed on the first place because often one assumes children's books must be clear cut between good/evil but this shows that one can in fact tell a story where characters are not necessarily born with goodness but strive to be better. Which ultimately is such a much better message to give to kids.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Minor: Confinement and War
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
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