oatmilktea 's review for:

The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin

2.75

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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I really wanted to like this more. The Farthest Shore didn't draw me in as much as the first two volumes, and it felt like it didn't have a proper pay-off. In hindsight, it makes sense that

Cob isn’t such a central figure. He is not the villainous archetype because it is less about him and more about the implications for the world

. Still, I liked reading the Afterword more than the actual story, and that's a little sad. Maybe I just don’t get Le Guin.