applequinn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Death
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault
ingridaleida's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
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
conspystery's review against another edition
- 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
Spoiler
herself is a contradiction in Earthsea’s society. She occupies opposing roles. She’s a victim of violent assault, a curious youth, Tenar’s daughter, a force of immense power, born of dragons, a girl: in the power structure of Earthsea’s society, these things cannot be true at once. She opposes herself, breaks the rules, forces the people around her to confront the dissonance in their worldviews… just like the repeated opposing images. When she’s given her true name at the end, Tehanu, Tenar realizes the coalescence of her daughter’s identity, finally understanding that she is multifaceted rather than contradictory. And so is every woman, and man, and person, and dragon in Earthsea.I’ve said it before and I will say it again: Le Guin is unparalleled. Tehanu is phenomenal, almost mythological in its implications, and I truly think it’s one of the best in the series. I love it.
Graphic: Death, Torture, Stalking, Violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Rape, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Blood
woweewhoa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Death, Child abuse, Murder, and Sexual assault
Minor: Xenophobia
friend_of_sappho's review against another edition
- 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
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
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
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
- 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
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Rape, Violence, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Slavery
pat26's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Sexism, Misogyny, and Death
blueteacup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
nohousekey's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse