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A review by ronanmcd
The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I didn't know. For the most part the book didn't hold my interest, being a travelogue of a world that doesn't exist, as viewed from a boat.
And it has a prophetic feel, a hermit traveller seeks his own redemption, and thereby that of all the world.
But towards the end, I came round.. How strongly must we fight to preserve ourselves in a world that has its magic (culture, diversity, legend, love) taken from it? Can one person going to their very depths hope to save us in a culturally decimated world?
As another reviewer put it, the battle against destructive greed is the motif of our time.
And it has a prophetic feel, a hermit traveller seeks his own redemption, and thereby that of all the world.
But towards the end, I came round.. How strongly must we fight to preserve ourselves in a world that has its magic (culture, diversity, legend, love) taken from it? Can one person going to their very depths hope to save us in a culturally decimated world?
As another reviewer put it, the battle against destructive greed is the motif of our time.