Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin, Margot Paronis

6 reviews

maidinnah's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

As spellbinding and progressive as its prequel. As classic as A Wizard of Earthsea is, The Tombs of Atuan affected me more, focusing on a young girl grappling with a paradigm shift and

the terror of choosing freedom after a life of indoctrination into a religious cult

. Le Guin is a masterful worldbuilder and storyteller; her writing is both concise and emotionally resonant. She crams so much depth into such a short book, that it feels like sorcery. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death and Death

abijmieds's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Religious bigotry, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, and Animal cruelty

onalark's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Torture, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Murder, and Animal death

nerdkitten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Colonisation, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Stalking

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Racism, and War

talonsontypewriters's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse, Slavery, Violence, and Death

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

swampmonster's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. I can't even particularly say why. It was absorbing, atmospheric, and emotional.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, and Drug use