Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

4 reviews

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

adventurous reflective relaxing 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

Ursula Le Guin's writing is simply phenomenal. This book has so many great lessons to teach, about friendship, about living in tandem with nature, about discovering oneself.

I had a feeling the shadow's name was going to be Ged, that it would represent an aspect of himself that he had yet to accept. When that did happen in the end, it felt very cathartic to me. Like a coming-of-age story, Ged had finally understood who he was and who he needed to be, for himself.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Violence

Minor: Slavery, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Grief

Minor: Xenophobia and War

nerdkitten's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Excrement

rieviolet's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

It has been a really long time since I've read any fantasy book (it used to be my most read genre during my teenage years), so I started reading with very few expectations and I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised.

I really liked Le Guin's writing style and worldbuilding. Most of all, I really appreciated how she subtly but effectively wove the different themes into the main character's coming of age story. 

I look forward to slowly making my way through the entire series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Xenophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War