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Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin

4.17 AVERAGE

bribtype's review against another edition

3.75

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lizardking_no1's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

hneite's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

gipanu's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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

naello's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

heatherllama's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional reflective tense slow-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

mysticwiki's review against another edition

4.0

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I've been on an Earthsea kick since the end of last year and into this one, and I intend to finish the series. I knew about the controversy surrounding Tehanu, but I dismissed it honestly since I really wanted to read it anyway! This felt extremely fitting as a sequel to Atuan, and to give Tenar closure in her story as well. It also confused me as to why this book was controversial, but then again... written and published in the 90s, and focused primarily on the women and marginalized individuals in the fictional world, making Ged kind of a side character tbh. I quite enjoyed this narrative, and I think reflecting how one feels in their reality and the real world into their fictional fantasy ones is extremely important (hell, i do it all the time in d&d).

anyway those are my thoughts! spoiler free and all that!

books_and_keys's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

johnathanwet's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

lamom77's review against another edition

4.0

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I loved this installment of the Earthsea series. I liked how Tensar and Ged's stories came together. There were some parts in the story I wish the author had spent more time on, but overall loved the story.