Reviews

The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories, Volume One: Where on Earth by Ursula K. Le Guin

r_b_c's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

absolomb's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

_kieralou's review against another edition

2.0

There were so many stories I just couldn’t get on with in this collection, like I liked what she was doing but just didn’t enjoy the stories. I did really like Unlocking the Air and The Diary of the Rose though! Tbh I would happily have read an entire book based on the diary! But overall these were the only two I really enjoyed and the rest were not that great unfortunately.

alexzayts's review against another edition

4.0

I really like a couple of the stories but a couple were just so confusing that they were no fun to read at all. I'd give this a solid 3.5 stars if I could

ester_ku's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

Should have read the book. The audiobook got me lost several times. Each short story needs a title before it, because I possible some of them blended into each other.

magicalcookie's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

antoniossomatos's review against another edition

3.0

Os contos bons são verdadeiramente bons (destaque para "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight", que diria mesmo ser óptimo, e outras, como "Diary of the Rose"ou "May's Lion", por exemplo), mas confesso que outros, tal como os primeiros passados em Orsinia, não me deixaram grandes recordações. Na verdade, diria que, com uma excepção ou outra, as histórias que mais me encheram as medidas foram as que se aproximaram do realismo mágico, enquanto algumas das mais terra-a-terra chegaram até a ser aborrecidas.
Assim, leva as 3 estrelas, mas deixa a vontade de ler o segundo volume.

una_10bananas's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

anna_hayward's review

adventurous reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Especially liked 'The diary of the rose', 'Buffalo gals, won't you come out tonight', 'The lost children' and 'The Photograph' from 'Half past four'. Minced feelings about the rest

nprtotebag's review

3.0

3.5
As always, Le Guin's writing is lush. However, many of these stories were meandering and stream of consciousness, so I had a hard time connecting and engaging with most of them. That being said, the stories that stood out to me were The Diary of the Rose, Buffalo Gals Won't You Come Out Tonight, and Horse Camp.