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edurnehaeon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
4.25
I would rank them like this :
1) Betrayals
2) A Woman's Liberation
3) A Man of the People
4) Forgiveness Day
5) Old Music and the Slave Women
1) Betrayals
2) A Woman's Liberation
3) A Man of the People
4) Forgiveness Day
5) Old Music and the Slave Women
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Slavery
sheyri's review against another edition
dark
informative
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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Slavery, and Colonisation
Moderate: Violence
funktious's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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? No
5.0
This was quite violent and dark in places, which is unusual in the Le Guin I’ve read so far (bar The Word for World, obvs) but appropriate for the subject matter - slavery, liberation and what comes after. Also the most overtly feminist Le Guin I’ve read, with several complex and interesting female narrators. There’s a lot of hope for a better world in these stories, but Le Guin doesn’t shy away from the difficulties of liberation - what happens when a well meaning master frees his slaves and then abandons them, or how a sick child can still die even when born free.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and Torture
Moderate: Rape
elizafiedler's review against another edition
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking
swarmofbees's review against another edition
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia and Rape
alarinne's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: War
readingthroughthelists's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"I have told the story I was asked to tell. I have closed it, as so many stories close, with a joining of two people. What is one man's and one woman's love and desire, against the history of two worlds, the great revolutions of our lifetimes, the hope, the unending cruelty of our species? A little thing.
But a key is a little thing, next to the door it opens. If you lose the key, the door may never be unlocked. It is in our bodies that we lose or begin our freedom, in our bodies that we accept or end our slavery."
-- 'A Woman's Liberation'
But a key is a little thing, next to the door it opens. If you lose the key, the door may never be unlocked. It is in our bodies that we lose or begin our freedom, in our bodies that we accept or end our slavery."
-- 'A Woman's Liberation'
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Rape
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