Reviews

Dary by Ursula K. Le Guin

kittymamers's review against another edition

4.0

olen seda raamatut kunagi igiammu juba lugenud, aga meeles oli mul temast ainult see, millise Austraalia kolkaraamatukogu millisest riiulist ta laenutasin. ja sellega seoses asjaolu, et tegu peaks olema noorteraamatuga. nüüd üle lugedes olin vähemalt esimese kolmandiku jagu selle üle küll hämmingus, sest tundus üsna sünge ja sugugi mitte... noortepärane. pikapeale nõustusin, et eks ta ikka jah on teismelise minajutustaja suurekskasvamise ja maailma asjadest aru saama hakkamise lugu küll.

taustaks on siin selline arhailine, feodaale, ruraalne, patriarhaalne ühiskond (küll ma tean alles sõnu). mõnedel peenematel inimestel on pärilikud supervõimed (kes ravib, kes hävitab) ja nende najal siis käivad suguvõsade vahelised võitlused ja liidud ja mis seal on. ja loomulikult teismelised tahaks, et mõnedki asjad oleks teistmoodi ja et isad-emad võibolla veidi vähem käsutaks ja otsustaks.

ausalt öeldes väga midagi ei juhtunud siin (sari vist läheb edasi ja vast seal siis juhtub), rohkem selline sissejuhatus ühiskonda ja tegelastesse. aga õhkkonna ja kõige mõttes täitsa veenev ja terviklik lugemiselamus. Le Guin ikka oskab kirjutada.

aikoa's review against another edition

relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

thejestess's review against another edition

4.0

Engaging once I remembered how to read books like this, with a nicely fleshed out world and nice narrative voice. I am not great at subtext so I'm sure there's stuff I didn't get the full picture of, but I'm likely going to read the rest of the trilogy 

The mother miscarried and later dies because she is probably cursed (although it is never made explicitly clear in the text), there is grieving, and later the father dies while trying to defend against a raiding party. There's also the death of a number of animals - it isn't a happy world, and it doesn't shy away from that

jasnacifrova's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

urnkurtz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

5.0

banandrew's review against another edition

4.0

I read this after its reference from Nora Samaran's essay on nuturance, and her "violence is nuturance turned backwards." Lovely story.

chenin_and_stories's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

sarahbringhurstfamilia's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 really, but I usually try to err on the side of generosity. This book meandered a bit. Compared to other people's fantasy, it was first-rate, but by Ursula LeGuin's own high standards, it was just a bit colorless. Still, there were plenty of thought-provoking moments and beautiful turns of phrase, and the character development, one of LeGuin's strong points, was very well done. The novel ended a bit abruptly, but in a way that made me want to read the next book in the series.

justicen1511's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-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

4.25

aaronreadabook's review against another edition

4.0

Not as groundbreaking as some of her other works, but beautifully written as usual.