Reviews

The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin

nthurman_dude's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

4.5. This is the third in the Earthsea Cycle. It moves slowly, perhaps a sign of the fiction times in the early 1970s - and perhaps the pace is also necessary to give us a chance to see the characters grow and change and to build up to the ending. I had begun reading LeGuin's Earthsea series in my teens (late 70s), but I may not have made it to book 3 then. The diversity of the world(s) and the situations our main characters traverse through is worth the read. 

plankpot's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.75

jazose's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-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? No

4.25

katiesphone's review against another edition

5.0

i like the plot of sparrowhawk and aaron traveling around and exploring the world. i really like aaron's personal development of disillusionment with sparrowhawk and then hating him and then loving him like a father. it was really interesting to see him go through all those thoughts and become an adult at the end. my one qualm is with the villian, i dont know if i was supposed to remember him from a previous book or not, or what his conviction was to take away magic. but it was fun! dragons.

ergative_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

dameguillotine's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-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

4.75

Qué preciosa que es toda esta saga, pardiez. Y me gustan los saltos temporales, me gusta ver a Ged en distintos momentos de su vida. De nuevo es la historia es bastante simple, un viaje hacia lo desconocido para derrotar el mal. Pero es un mal profundamente humano, el miedo a la muerte, y la resolución es un reconocimiento de la vida como necesitando muerte para existir.
Elegir construir un personaje como Arren para que sea nuestro guía es una buena decisión. Es un tipo de personaje que suele protagonizar este estilo de historias, me parece bien que sea más un sidekick con un futuro ilustre.
Disfruté mucho el viaje y a los dragones y la pérdida de lenguaje. Bello.

frankenkat's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-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

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Blood

audreyx_'s review against another edition

5.0

best one so far!!!

rhywia's review

4.5

This story was also good, but I think I cant keep giving 5 stars, as it is not a mindblowing story. It is just very well written and paced. Time moves naturally even with the timeskips.