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anders_holbaek's review against another edition
4.0
EN SOMMER MED FANTASY 7/?
Imponerende hvor anderledes denne anden bog i Jordhavet-serien var fra den første, og hvor lidt den havde med denne at gøre. I stedet for at samle op med figurerne fra første bog starter vi her et andet sted og udforsker denne nye, utroligt smalle del af universet. Og det var en fornøjelse! Et spændende nyt område at lære om med den samme blanding af klassisk og dyb, ældet, tung, knudret, rituel, folklorisk, jordnær fantasy.
"'What have they ever given you, Tenar?'
'Nothing,' she whispered.
'They have nothing to give. They have no power of making. All their power is to darken and destroy. They cannot leave this place; they are this place; and it should be left to them. They should not be denied nor forgotten, but neither should they be worshipped. The Earth is beautiful, and bright, and kindly, but that is not all. The Earth is also terrible, and dark, and cruel. The rabbit shrieks dying in the green meadows. The mountains clench their great hands full of hidden fire. There are sharks in the sea, and there is cruelty in men's eyes. And where men worship these things and base themselves before them, there evil breeds; there places are made in the world where darkness gathers, places given over wholly to the Ones whom we call Nameless, the ancient and holy Powers of the Earth before the Light, the powers of the dark, of ruin, of madness...'"
Imponerende hvor anderledes denne anden bog i Jordhavet-serien var fra den første, og hvor lidt den havde med denne at gøre. I stedet for at samle op med figurerne fra første bog starter vi her et andet sted og udforsker denne nye, utroligt smalle del af universet. Og det var en fornøjelse! Et spændende nyt område at lære om med den samme blanding af klassisk og dyb, ældet, tung, knudret, rituel, folklorisk, jordnær fantasy.
somebody_else's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
kiwifruit7's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
surperb's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
dwarrowdams's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
LeGuin’s writing style is still a delight, but the pacing felt really unbalanced: the beginning was slow and exposition-heavy, and then a bunch of things happened and the book ended at a weird point that left the heroine suspended between two plot arcs. Will definitely continue with the series, though, because I like the setting very much.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement and Death
bhnmt61's review against another edition
5.0
Twenty-ish years ago, I had an idea for a fantasy novel that I started to write. The opening scene involved a ritual at dawn, with black-robed women enacting ancient rites. I loved that scene, but the novel never came to anything.
When I picked up this book to re-read, I had no memory of it whatsoever, even though I knew I had read it somewhere around age twelve, since I read and loved the whole original trilogy. So I was amazed to find the opening scene of my failed novel almost exactly in the first chapter of this book— in mood, at least. Somehow it had lived on in a shadowy corner of my mind.
That’s the way I felt the whole time I was reading Tombs of Atuan— like I was coming back to something I could have written myself. Well, except obviously I am not the writer LeGuin was!! I guess I mean it’s a novel I wish I could have written. The afterword, which must be fairly recent since she says it’s “the second decade of the twenty-first century,” discusses exactly the things that I would have wanted to ask LeGuin if she were still here to answer. Loved this book.
When I picked up this book to re-read, I had no memory of it whatsoever, even though I knew I had read it somewhere around age twelve, since I read and loved the whole original trilogy. So I was amazed to find the opening scene of my failed novel almost exactly in the first chapter of this book— in mood, at least. Somehow it had lived on in a shadowy corner of my mind.
That’s the way I felt the whole time I was reading Tombs of Atuan— like I was coming back to something I could have written myself. Well, except obviously I am not the writer LeGuin was!! I guess I mean it’s a novel I wish I could have written. The afterword, which must be fairly recent since she says it’s “the second decade of the twenty-first century,” discusses exactly the things that I would have wanted to ask LeGuin if she were still here to answer. Loved this book.
johnbyers1500's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Mowing orchard
skyelerbear's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.0
I really enjoyed the world she created. I felt like I was in the tombs as I listened. It was such a pleasure to hear how Ged has grown and changed and how he positively impact Tennah’s life!
spacepenguin22's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
liquorcanthropy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25