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wayka's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
traa's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
betty_netch's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
4.0
dllman05's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
honeycake69's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
lizzieb's review
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
Far from being Ursula Le Guin's most accessible book, but there's still a lot of beauty and wisdom to be found within
zifk'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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Rape and Sexism
astenson's review against another edition
informative
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? It's complicated
3.75
grayjay's review against another edition
5.0
Pandora, an anthropologist, collects information about a people who lived in California in the future. Through collected narratives, plays, poems, songs, and short explanatory pieces, she slowly builds a picture of this utopian society.
Although there is a culturally appropriative element to it that would probably make it unpublishable today, it was clearly labour of love. The world LeGuin creates (or borrows from indigenous cultures) is fully realized, living and breathing, full of beauty, ugliness, and mystery.
Although there is a culturally appropriative element to it that would probably make it unpublishable today, it was clearly labour of love. The world LeGuin creates (or borrows from indigenous cultures) is fully realized, living and breathing, full of beauty, ugliness, and mystery.