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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It begins with what I assume started as simply an excellent short story. The plotting that follows is consistently interesting and engaging throughout part 1. There were a few too many blunt deus ex machinas for the second part to be as fun as the first.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is part of a set of reviews I did on books collected in a volume of Ursula K. Leguin’s books:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/42a9b225-e47b-42ec-bea9-270c4adb1d82
I liked this. As her first released book, I can see the beginnings of her more complex topics. There is definitely some hesitancy to go into the more blatant questioning like we see in Left Hand of Darkness, or The Dispossessed, but I don’t necessarily see that as a bad thing. Everyone starts somewhere and this is a beautiful start. This may have convinced me to finally re-read The Lord of the Rings.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/42a9b225-e47b-42ec-bea9-270c4adb1d82
I liked this. As her first released book, I can see the beginnings of her more complex topics. There is definitely some hesitancy to go into the more blatant questioning like we see in Left Hand of Darkness, or The Dispossessed, but I don’t necessarily see that as a bad thing. Everyone starts somewhere and this is a beautiful start. This may have convinced me to finally re-read The Lord of the Rings.
adventurous
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
I like this in the same way I come back to all of UKLG; it’s a great home-base check in of familiarity after being out exploring other authors and genres. This one was harder for me to get into than others. The Eye of The Heron was a phenomenal Hanish Cyvle book;this one was more sci-fi and abstract. It was about the journey and the drag on of eventuality. It didn’t pull me as much and was a harder read- but worth adding the the list of ULKG experiences.
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
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