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cassiacow's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Really great look in expanding Earthsea's lore. The exploitation of power, and the way people are bound is a major theme in le Guin's works - reflected here. I wouldn't recommend this without reading the rest of Earthsea - I think it doesn't serve as the best introduction. If you have, though- it's a great read.
hneite's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
samjonester's review
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.75
grayh722's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
peter__b's review against another edition
3.0
Read as a part of [b: The Found and the Lost: The Collected Novellas of Ursula K. Le Guin|29868611|The Found and the Lost The Collected Novellas of Ursula K. Le Guin|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1476615440s/29868611.jpg|50237861]
After quite a few sci-fi novellas in this collection, I was glad to jump into a fantasy world for a change. The story is set in a somewhat typical fantasy world, but it had a few unique touches that made it interesting. I hate overpowered protagonists in general, so I really liked the protagonist in this book from that perspective and that he never got arrogant or did stupid things to move the story along.
Speaking of the story, it was a bit underwhelming, although the first part was pretty good. I just don't think this author is that great a story teller. She's a good writer and good at building believable characters, but her stories tend to be slow and quite uninspired. I enjoyed this one for the most part though, mostly because of the good character conflicts.
After quite a few sci-fi novellas in this collection, I was glad to jump into a fantasy world for a change. The story is set in a somewhat typical fantasy world, but it had a few unique touches that made it interesting. I hate overpowered protagonists in general, so I really liked the protagonist in this book from that perspective and that he never got arrogant or did stupid things to move the story along.
Speaking of the story, it was a bit underwhelming, although the first part was pretty good. I just don't think this author is that great a story teller. She's a good writer and good at building believable characters, but her stories tend to be slow and quite uninspired. I enjoyed this one for the most part though, mostly because of the good character conflicts.
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