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reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
One of the best books I’ve read this year, and one of my favorites of Le Guin’s. The world building? Incredible. The moral duality? Flawless. I like Le Guins anger here. Read this!!
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
Contender for favourite book of the year. Incredible writing with beautiful prose, and great commentary on how colonialism changes everyone and thing it touches
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I came to this book as it was described as Avatar...but better.
I actually wanted a lot more from it as it was clever. I feel like the creators of Avatar used this as inspirational material (at the very least). There are a number of parallels to our own history and even present time.
The main thing that annoyed me was the acronyms! why so many it was quite confusing.
I actually wanted a lot more from it as it was clever. I feel like the creators of Avatar used this as inspirational material (at the very least). There are a number of parallels to our own history and even present time.
The main thing that annoyed me was the acronyms! why so many it was quite confusing.
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-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
A short but idea-rich science fiction novel about a planet inhabited by small, furry green humanoids who find themselves colonized by humans. The Terran invaders cut down their trees and enslave and rape the native population. The humans believe that the inhabitants of the planet are incapable of violence, but they learn from their invaders, and the humans are proven wrong.
Many elements of the story make this a clear metaphor for the US involvement in Vietnam, such as the power of guerrilla tactics against occupying forces, the use of “fire jelly” by the humans, the rogue units torching villages, and references to the chief antagonist’s anti-Asian racism. This book is more explicitly referential to a specific historical event than most of Le Guin’s science fiction, which always has something to say about the real world, but usually it’s not so directly metaphorical.
Not quite on the same level as The Dispossessed or The Left Hand of Darkness (two other entries in the Hainish Cycle that I’ve read) but a thought-provoking read as always from Le Guin.
Many elements of the story make this a clear metaphor for the US involvement in Vietnam, such as the power of guerrilla tactics against occupying forces, the use of “fire jelly” by the humans, the rogue units torching villages, and references to the chief antagonist’s anti-Asian racism. This book is more explicitly referential to a specific historical event than most of Le Guin’s science fiction, which always has something to say about the real world, but usually it’s not so directly metaphorical.
Not quite on the same level as The Dispossessed or The Left Hand of Darkness (two other entries in the Hainish Cycle that I’ve read) but a thought-provoking read as always from Le Guin.
dark
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
medium-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