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anagabymtz08's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
4.75
tlindhorst's review against another edition
3.0
The first story is a rough read. The essays are very provocative, especially the one on modesty.
bookshelfintheshire's review against another edition
5.0
Incredibly sad, but wonderfully written. I only wish we could've had a full novel in this strange world Le Guin created, but it is a lovely short story.
stierwood's review
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
So the Wild Girls- that has to be an Antigone thing, right?
I found it dark yet illuminating, but it wasn't my favorite of Ursula's shorts. I have a high bar!
The poetry was mediocre I think her strength has always lied in her world building which is wayhard to do in a free verse poem
The essays cracked me up. One thing I love about Ursula is she is always going to explain what she means. She is one of the best and brightest and that doesn't mean she has to be inaccessible. I loved when she said that instead of rejecting the label of scifi writer because scifi wasn't "literature", she would instead make it literature and do it by writing well. Yas
I found it dark yet illuminating, but it wasn't my favorite of Ursula's shorts. I have a high bar!
The poetry was mediocre I think her strength has always lied in her world building which is wayhard to do in a free verse poem
The essays cracked me up. One thing I love about Ursula is she is always going to explain what she means. She is one of the best and brightest and that doesn't mean she has to be inaccessible. I loved when she said that instead of rejecting the label of scifi writer because scifi wasn't "literature", she would instead make it literature and do it by writing well. Yas
eternallytouchstarved's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
mikime's review against another edition
4.0
A captivating tale of a young girl doing all she can to protect her little sister in a palace they were abducted to as low caste/pseudo-slaves. Even in such a short novel, the author manages to build convincing characters and a whole society, showing us different environments and related different interpersonal relationships, with a thrilling touch of the supernatural. The essays, the poems and the interview included in this volume are quite interesting and brilliant, as usual with Le Guin.
asliyase's review
dark
reflective
fast-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
3.75