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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
Beautiful. This was different and yet the same. It shows remarkable growth in the author over the years from when the first books are written. She does so much more with less... And the exploration of Truth in the world goes deeper than maybe any other fantasy I've read.
Though subtle and never contrived, This book asks some brutal questions about gender and sexuality. About power and oppression. About growth and change. About healthy relationships and what family means.
I wasn't ready for all of this going in, but I think being blindsided by all of it was the best way to experience it. It wouldn't have had the same impact were it not proceeded by three very different books that laid a foundation and built a world for this one to tell it's story upon.
Though subtle and never contrived, This book asks some brutal questions about gender and sexuality. About power and oppression. About growth and change. About healthy relationships and what family means.
I wasn't ready for all of this going in, but I think being blindsided by all of it was the best way to experience it. It wouldn't have had the same impact were it not proceeded by three very different books that laid a foundation and built a world for this one to tell it's story upon.
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A truly remarkable book. It’s not really fantasy at all, but a philosophical musing on society and what it means to be a woman, merely set in a fantasy world.
I LOVE Tenar, she’s one of the most well developed characters I’ve read in a long time, and her relationship with Ged and Therru utterly beautiful and raw and real.
This book does not shy away from the darker themes and the more difficult conversations and I thank it for that. Definitely one that requires a reread somewhere down the line.
Some of Le Guin’s absolute best work.
I LOVE Tenar, she’s one of the most well developed characters I’ve read in a long time, and her relationship with Ged and Therru utterly beautiful and raw and real.
This book does not shy away from the darker themes and the more difficult conversations and I thank it for that. Definitely one that requires a reread somewhere down the line.
Some of Le Guin’s absolute best work.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
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:
Yes
Honestly, despite lacking a major plotline, I think this is one of the best books so far. You really get to learn more about the characters and their motivations and their relationships, and we get to see more of Tenar, which I was hoping for. I love the feminist turn that the book is taking (though Le Guin seems to shy from that word, it means what I want), and I love how while having played with race before, she's now playing with the gender in her world, which has really been my only gripe with the series. Excited to keep reading for sure!
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
“‘Fear,’ she said. ‘What are we so afraid of? Why do we let ’em tell us we’re afraid? What is it they’re afraid of?’ She picked up the stocking she had been darning, turned it in her hands, was silent awhile; finally she said, ‘What are they afraid of us for?’”
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
