A review by kathryn_a_million
The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I finished this book right before falling asleep in a Portuguese hostel and I woke up on my birthday to my sister telling me Trump was shot in the ear. I was glad I had just read this book offering me a bit of extraterrestrial perspective on humankind’s  most violent tendencies.