Reviews

Marifetler by Ursula K. Le Guin, Çiğdem Erkal İpek

graceb7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

binchickin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

juliajamison's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

javamamanc's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

caldp6's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

sandraagee's review against another edition

4.0

Maybe a little slow to start as we get all of the background information, but this was a very powerful story about what we choose to do with the talents we are given.

silvae's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

sydneyrp143's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

borjarno's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective

3.5

joshgauthier's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars. This took a little while to get into. For some reason, I have a difficult time engaging with Le Guin's books (at least the two I've read now). It was over halfway before this one really grabbed me.

That being said, she definitely is a skilled writer and creates characters and stories that aren't really standard fantasy fare, which is really cool. In the end, I did enjoy this book, and it ends with enough threads tied off to feel complete but also open enough to lead into the sequel. The climax felt rushed, but there is a lot of good here, and I'm not even fully certain what didn't work for me. A fair read all around.