A review by nicolemhewitt
Voices by Ursula K. Le Guin

I was disappointed that this story didn't really continue the first book, but jumped ahead 20 years or so and told a completely unrelated story (with the main characters in the first book becoming secondary characters in this book). I found the book slow and wasn't interested enough in the political situation and the after-effects of a war that had happened 17 years ago. The story was too second-hand - the main character seemed too far removed from the action and I was bored with her philosophizing. I don't know if I'll bother with the third book in this series or not. It looks like we're jumping to a totally new story, so I'm not sure if it will be better or worse.