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The Earthsea Quartet - The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin

8 reviews

meganpbell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Okay, THIS is what I thought Earthsea would be! An epic, timeless familiarity with Narnia & Middle Earth yet completely original, fresh, and wise. There were several passages like this one I had to stop to treasure. I loved Arren (and his crush) and his (denied) influence on Harry Potter was clear to me. I think he makes a better entry point to the series. Unpopular opinion: this should be the first book in the trilogy and the first two prequels. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Slavery, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

erikwmj's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Death and Trafficking

Minor: Violence and Xenophobia

kartoffel_00's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

26/09/2023

I feared finishing this for the longest time because I thought it was quite the depressing read but actually it was a lot more. 

The book alluded to depression and many serious topics like drugs and it was very frank and real in the way only a fantasy book could be when it talks about things in the real world in its own image. 

The most worth while aspect of this book was following Arren on his journey. It was not that he grew ultimately wise as he was confronted with each of his weaknesses but rather the admittance that though his journey is great he is also but a man. I couldn't have loved it more. 

While I wouldn't recommend someone to read this during a depressive episode like I was in, I would certainly say this is an enjoyable read for those wanting something relatable. 

Final rating: 5/5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

nerdkitten's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Cannibalism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

miriamana's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.5

As beautifully written as the previous Earthsea books, and even more bitter-sweet and thoughtful. The stakes have been raised as high as they can go, and the story rises to the occasion.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

anjasshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Slavery

phily_g_123's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Gore, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Fire/Fire injury