Reviews

Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin

johngrady's review against another edition

3.5

Kind of slow paced--no real character growth or interesting local culture like her other works

gu4n's review against another edition

2.0

This one didn't grab me, sadly. It was the beautiful prose that carried me through.

elizafiedler's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

psoglav's review against another edition

3.0

OCENA (overall rating) ★★★ 3/5 stars
Radnja (story) ★★★
Ideja (plot idea) ★★★★
Okruženje (setting) ★★★★
Pripovedanje (writing style) ★★★
Likovi (characters) ★★★

UTISAK (summary) - interesantna ideja o problemima naseljavanja druge planete bez korišćenja naprednih tehnologija i sa preirodom koja se na kraju neizbežno prilagodi. Jedina mana je što je novela kratka, i što sam očekivao malo drugačiji "plot twist" pred kraj knjige.

pictusfish's review against another edition

3.0

Not my favorite hainish novel but still worth reading just because she's such a good writer.

diotcoke's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful

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

3.25

katybug25's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

neostellar's review

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

flowerbeast's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

zelos's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

it didn't grab me as much as the later Hainish cycle books do, but it was still a solid read. it's fun to compare these earlier books to the later ones - there's a world of difference between Planet of Exile and The Word for World is Forest for example.