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readingphoebe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
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
grayjay's review against another edition
3.0
This fast yet thoughtful volume of the Hainish Cycle plays in themes of race and othering. A colony of humans have been stranded without contact for hundreds of years on a planet that is host to a better adapted species of humanoid.
The second of her Hainish novels, like Roccanon's World, this seemed simpler and less developed than her later novels like The Left Hand of Darkness.
The second of her Hainish novels, like Roccanon's World, this seemed simpler and less developed than her later novels like The Left Hand of Darkness.
skuggdullery's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
sasanaseason's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
tmhwrd's review against another edition
3.0
A less interesting setting than Rocannon's World, but perhaps more developed characters? A minor but enjoyable novella.
decapode's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
courts53's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
tato_gremlin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
I love the worlds created by le guin - so different yet able to make such pointed social statements.
she will always be a favorite
she will always be a favorite