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clarabooksit's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
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
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
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
bookishcori's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Minor: Death
ehmannky's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Rocannon's world feels so similar to The King of Elfland's Daughter. That feel of humanity bumping into myth and something far beyond the human understanding. It's really interesting and fun to read these tropes bump into the world of science fiction. I don't think that Rocannon's World has the same kind of weight as The Dispossessed or The Left Hand of Darkness, but it's still an interesting look at colonialism and imperialism on a widespread level. Rocannon is our protagonist, and at the same time, it's his actions that encourage the destruction of the world. I was left unsettled, and I think intentionally so, at the revelation at the ending over the naming of the planet. Of renaming and claiming a land over its original inhabitants as part of an intergalactic war they had no part in creating or way of resisting being drafted into.
Much to think about.
Much to think about.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence
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