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No suelo escuchar audiolibros, pero me apetecía escuchar otra historia de Terramar y al verlo en la app que estaba probando me lancé. Me ha gustado volver a Terramar y escuchar esta historia. Creo que me gustará más cuando algún día la relea en papel (a veces me despisto sin querer escuchando), pero me gusta mucho como Le Guin crea historias.

lacurb's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

destxtra's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

ehays84's review against another edition

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4.0

The writing once again is very excellent, and I applaud her for progressing her world by writing from the perspective of a new character from a different part of Earthsea. Yet, shifting to writing from the perspective I think is also related to the weaknesses of this book, which is why I gave it only 4 stars (although I should say that this book is still much better than most other fantasy books I have read).

First, we grew attached to Ged in the first book, but even once he enters this story, we still never really get inside his head. We don't know how he has progressed to that point from where the last story ended. Maybe we will learn more about this in later books.

Second, and more importantly, I think she missed a real opportunity to capitalize on one of the best parts of this series when she just had Ged sort of know all of a sudden what Arha's true name is. The idea of true names is probably the most compelling and meaninful part of her stories, but Ged just knows her true name because it is his business to know. I found this unsatisfying. And it also meant that we missed out on completing one of the best parts of the specific story of this book: the idea of a girl being cut off from her childhood and having to put her life back together. Again, maybe we will get more of this in the following books.

The story of the tombs is quite dark (literally and metaphorically), but was thrilling to read because she just writes so extremely well. And I found the ending very meaningful as the characters delve into important issues of sin and atonement as well as being lost in evil and then redeemed.

I very much look forward to reading the rest of this series.

bbcparllament's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

Book 15/15 of 2023.

Hit different and was incredibly impactful in my weird cocktail of grief and liberation from what feels like a past life. One of those books that finds you right as you need it.

‘Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one. The road goes upward towards the light; but the laden traveler may never reach the end of it.’

annettestonebarger's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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