Reviews

The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin

xtie's review against another edition

5.0

What a lovely introduction to Le Guin - thank u to claudi for suggesting we read The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.

Not all the stories are perfect, maybe none are, but they are so wonderfully crafted - it’s not fair to think of them as sci-fi / fantasy stories as they are so much more incisive - exactly why people love her writing!

The introductions to the stories are the best - maybe not everyone’s cup of tea but I loved reading them twice, once before and once after, just to hold the stories one more time. My favourites were April in Paris, The Masters, The Word of Unbinding, Things, Vaster than Empires and More Slow, Direction of the Road and Omelas !

marlene061313's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

macwar's review

adventurous fast-paced

4.0

hyreads's review

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

I'm not smart enough for Ursula K. Le Guin, but there are some good stories in there. 

toby0422's review

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

sylda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.0

stuffedonion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.5

Some faves: Semley’s Necklace, The Good Trip, Direction of the Road, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

newcombe74's review

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

lsparrow's review against another edition

4.0

like all short story collections some of the stories I loved and a few I found difficult to connect to. As always her writing seems bigger than the short story.

mtsull's review

adventurous reflective medium-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

4.5

The one who walk away from Omelas is great. Lots of good short stories in Le Guin’s universes