Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin

4 reviews

ka_cam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A heart wrenching and thought provoking read. I was impressed how she introduced complex characters, relationships, and ideologies in a short time. Deeply flawed characters navigate themes of violence, humanity/inhumanity, colonization, reality, subconscious, gender, cultural difference, self defense and more. Ultimately tragic.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Body horror, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, War, and Colonisation

achingallover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The first chapter, in Davidson's head, is viserally uncomfortable. He's so awful, as he must be to represent a number people. The switches in POV were used really effectively to drive the plot, and also because you could see how one POV's actions would impact another, even if they did not. It's a short book, but there is so much packed in there. I felt such grief for the Earth, as well as Athshe. 
The final conversation between Selver and Lepennon gave me shivers.

Spoiler

"There is no use pretending, now, that we do not know how to kill one another."..."But you must not pretend to have reasons to kill one another." Says so much without saying it.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Death, Murder, Grief, Slavery, Violence, War, and Misogyny

lucystolethesky's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Slavery, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Colonisation, War, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Rape

hanz's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Grief