Scan barcode
montereads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Animal death
aloy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
slow-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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
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
More...