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jessthanthree's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
fast-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, War, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Classism
Minor: Death of parent
directorpurry's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
bedtimesnack's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This story never gave me a good reason to empathize with Rocannon, so it felt like a slog to get through. I appreciate the world building and the writing is good, but the story felt like an example for high school lit classes to learn allegories, symbolism, archetypes, etc. It doesn't hold up in comparison to Le Guin's later fully-developed novels.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and Xenophobia
Moderate: War
readandfindout's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
Style/writing: 3.5 stars
Themes: 3 stars
Characters: 3 stars
Plot: 3 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Themes: 3 stars
Characters: 3 stars
Plot: 3 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and War
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