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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another pretty solid UKLG entry. Does more than the first to hint at the League that came before, and runs more of a Sci-Fi theme without delving into over-the-top technology.
adventurous
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really enjoyed this read! Especially enchainé avec Rocannon's World. I see how Le Guin's writing style developed further--closer to what I experienced in City of Illusions. As a result I felt that I got to explore the world and the characters a bit more. The storytelling was still abbreviated compared to later works, and the plot timing felt a lot shallow and undeveloped, but the action was exciting all the same.
Re: the characters, I absolutely adored Rolery and Jakob Agat. Like, they got me! How the ignorance between the two communities is explored was really well done as well, these different perspectives of Man. Seeing how the Tevarans' processed experiences and emotions made me so excited.
Just wish we had more time to explore all these wonderful things!
Re: the characters, I absolutely adored Rolery and Jakob Agat. Like, they got me! How the ignorance between the two communities is explored was really well done as well, these different perspectives of Man. Seeing how the Tevarans' processed experiences and emotions made me so excited.
Just wish we had more time to explore all these wonderful things!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia
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Could never quite get a grip on this one, but there are glimpses of the genius that is to come. Too many characters with unfamiliar names, but enough beauty to make it still worthwhile
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
tense
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Part of the Hainish cycle. Human colonists have landed on a planet that has 15 year summers, 15 year winters. The colonists have been stranded on the planet for so long, and don’t know if they will ever reconnect with the League of Planets. Their numbers are dwindling as they cannot bear children on the planet, and the native humanoid populations do not consider them human. The story is one of survival and adaptation, and it takes a little while to get into but then really takes off.