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emotional
hopeful
sad
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
This is a depature from the rest of the series that for the most part, I quite enjoyed. Tenar has lived on Gont since Ged rescued her from Atuan. She gave up a life of magic and renown to be a mother and wife. Now a widow with grown children, she takes in the abused and deformed Therru. Soon, a powerless Ged arrives on Gont and takes refuge with them, as they struggle with moving forward together while healing their past demons.
This was such a good emotional story about found family, I was kinda taken aback by the random final battle. Not only did the villain reveal himself very near the end (second to last chapter), but there was really not much to it. While I appreciate LeGuinn's attempts to tackle misogyny in her books and calling out the fantasy world at large, her villian seemed oddly placed in this one, more to make a point than to serve the narrative.
This was such a good emotional story about found family, I was kinda taken aback by the random final battle. Not only did the villain reveal himself very near the end (second to last chapter), but there was really not much to it. While I appreciate LeGuinn's attempts to tackle misogyny in her books and calling out the fantasy world at large, her villian seemed oddly placed in this one, more to make a point than to serve the narrative.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder
Minor: Sexual content, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia