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spconn's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
lumma_eck's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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? No
4.5
louisjc's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-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? No
3.75
overdramaticsoprano's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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? It's complicated
4.5
doomfelter's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.25
Le Guin has yet to disappoint me, and this book certainly did not. Such an easy but also excellent read.
grayjay's review against another edition
3.0
An earlier independent novel of Le Guin's with many of her favourite themes. A planet called Victoria was settled as a penal colony of Earth in one wave by criminals and the wives they brought over later, and a second wave of exiled pacifist utopian. The two groups haven't fully integrated in a hundred years and the first group has begun to subjugate the second, intending to set up a feudal system and farms using the forced labour of the pacifists. A young man and woman on other side are trying to find their places in the world amid the struggle.
I found parts of it a little dull, parts of it good.
I found parts of it a little dull, parts of it good.
zelos's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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? It's complicated
3.75
revarevareva's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
5.0
voxlunae's review
emotional
inspiring
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? No
4.25
Part of me wishes it was longer, but I appreciate the way it ends and the things left unsaid and questions left unanswered. It really feels like a new beginning for the people of Shantih, with all the good and bad that comes with that. I love the world, though, and would happily spend more time in it. You know Le Guin is the GOAT when one of the most engaging and memorable parts is the description of a tree's life cycle, and that's in a book under 200 pages long!
ecroot's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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