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A review by acaskoftroutwine
Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
So this is the second book in the Library of America collection I'm reading, and I believe its the second novel that Le Guin wrote. Similar to the first book, Rocannon's World, already we can see a lot of Le Guin's strengths in this book. The prose is poetic and the world building is interesting and believable, with the focus really being on the feelings and growth of the two main characters.
The story is pretty simple, really just being about how two societies with a deep distrust of one another eventually realizing that both need the other at a time of crisis, and the struggles and difficulties that people from both groups have with this conclusion.
I don't really have a lot to say about the book except that it's solidly paced and a fun read from beginning to end. It doesn't have the same issues I had with Rocannon's World, namely that the ending began to drag, however it doesn't have something as interesting as the exploration of mythic remembrance in that novel.
I think all in all a good 5 out of 10.
The story is pretty simple, really just being about how two societies with a deep distrust of one another eventually realizing that both need the other at a time of crisis, and the struggles and difficulties that people from both groups have with this conclusion.
I don't really have a lot to say about the book except that it's solidly paced and a fun read from beginning to end. It doesn't have the same issues I had with Rocannon's World, namely that the ending began to drag, however it doesn't have something as interesting as the exploration of mythic remembrance in that novel.
I think all in all a good 5 out of 10.