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it didn't grab me as much as the later Hainish cycle books do, but it was still a solid read. it's fun to compare these earlier books to the later ones - there's a world of difference between Planet of Exile and The Word for World is Forest for example.

e_money_the_cat's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

dunecello's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

3.0

readingphoebe's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-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

4.0

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3.0

This fast yet thoughtful volume of the Hainish Cycle plays in themes of race and othering. A colony of humans have been stranded without contact for hundreds of years on a planet that is host to a better adapted species of humanoid.

The second of her Hainish novels, like Roccanon's World, this seemed simpler and less developed than her later novels like The Left Hand of Darkness.

skuggdullery's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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