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Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin

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h_scarf's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

not her strongest in my opinion, but also not too bad! the romance was difficult for me to buy, since i think they spoke to each other maaaaybe twice before falling "in love." i didn't find the characters particularly compelling, and although five hours isn't a long time to spend with a book, i felt i should really care more about the fates of these people than i ultimately did. the strength of the book is in its worldbuilding and environmental descriptions (which, though beautiful, are not quite enough to carry the whole story). i liked hearing about paraverbal communication again, and i enjoyed the references to rocannon's world - few though they were.

my overall verdict: It Was Fine.

grahamjohnson's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.0

johngrady's review against another edition

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3.5

Kind of slow paced--no real character growth or interesting local culture like her other works

gu4n's review against another edition

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2.0

This one didn't grab me, sadly. It was the beautiful prose that carried me through.

elizafiedler's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

psoglav's review against another edition

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3.0

OCENA (overall rating) ★★★ 3/5 stars
Radnja (story) ★★★
Ideja (plot idea) ★★★★
Okruženje (setting) ★★★★
Pripovedanje (writing style) ★★★
Likovi (characters) ★★★

UTISAK (summary) - interesantna ideja o problemima naseljavanja druge planete bez korišćenja naprednih tehnologija i sa preirodom koja se na kraju neizbežno prilagodi. Jedina mana je što je novela kratka, i što sam očekivao malo drugačiji "plot twist" pred kraj knjige.