Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin

15 reviews

ingridaleida's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Abandonment, Misogyny, Sexism, Child abuse, and Body shaming

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent

geekmom's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism, Rape, and Abandonment

friend_of_sappho's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

I love that Le Guin took the time to tell a story from the common folks with common problems. Also the way trauma is talked about is absolutely incredible in the way it effects the characters in their lives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Rape

Minor: Cursing

bottleofink's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Incest, Sexual violence, Death, Sexual assault, Ableism, Body shaming, and Rape

Minor: Slavery

lushani's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Rape, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Slavery

gwendle_vs_literature's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Le Guin’s writing in this series is poetic. The style reminds me of Beowulf: the Story is more important than the plot or the characters (although the plot and characters are certainly there). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Misogyny

Minor: Ableism, Torture, Grief, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

afion's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Incest

sovteck's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Absolutely beautiful continuation of the Earthsea series and I'm very disappointed with myself at how long it took to get around to reading it. Ursula le Guin examines her work from two decades earlier, picks it apart, and makes it about the fierce and bright internal lives of women, and it's perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Pedophilia, and Incest

One of the major themes of the book is the main character raising a child who has been badly physically

Spoiler

and it is implied sexually, although never described or addressed in detail

abused by her family of origin.

nerdkitten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Violence, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Torture, Alcohol, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Incest, Murder, and Pregnancy

amulholland's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny