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Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin
3.75
adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is part of a set of reviews I did on books collected in a volume of Ursula K. Leguin’s books:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/42a9b225-e47b-42ec-bea9-270c4adb1d82

I liked this. As her first released book, I can see the beginnings of her more complex topics. There is definitely some hesitancy to go into the more blatant questioning like we see in Left Hand of Darkness, or The Dispossessed, but I don’t necessarily see that as a bad thing. Everyone starts somewhere and this is a beautiful start. This may have convinced me to finally re-read The Lord of the Rings.