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adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
4.5
A truly beautifully written, lyrical short novel. As someone who enjoys slower, world building, philosophizing tales that ruminate on themes of social structure, love, morality, and words/stories I really enjoyed this. Im also on a Le Guin kick right now, and being invested in the Hainish universe definitely helped for context.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Grief
Minor: War, Suicide, Sexual content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Child death
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