Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin

20 reviews

marsh_mall0w's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Slavery, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

fraeyalise's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious sad slow-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? No

3.75

I didn't like this one as much as I liked the tomb of atuan, but I still really liked this story. It was much darker than I expected. There was lots of existentialism and death and fear. 

Still, I think the overall moral (balance; death is a part of life, not to be feared but respected, like life, which also can be scary) is lovely and I kind of wish I had read these as a kid. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Death

nerdkitten's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Dementia, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Gore

Moderate: Drug abuse, Cannibalism, and Mental illness

Minor: Toxic friendship, Suicide, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

miriamana's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.5

As beautifully written as the previous Earthsea books, and even more bitter-sweet and thoughtful. The stakes have been raised as high as they can go, and the story rises to the occasion.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

ok7a's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Death, and Gore

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

anjasshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Slavery

phily_g_123's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Gore, Blood, Animal death, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Fire/Fire injury

satanicangel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death