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animalculum's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death, Slavery, Torture, and Violence
wimzie's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Violence
erikwmj'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
Graphic: Child abuse and Confinement
Moderate: Slavery and Xenophobia
Minor: Violence and Murder
eauderat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Minor: Sexism and Xenophobia
colleenf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Torture and Violence
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Gaslighting
Minor: Child abuse and Kidnapping
I found it a bit of a letdown after A Wizard of Earthsea, but I'm glad that there is a fantasy classic about deprogramming someone in a death cult.loki'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? No
3.75
The only reason this isn't rated higher is because I struggle to read middle grade/YA/etc. and so a lot about it wasn't for me, personally. Also worth mentioning I enjoyed this more than A Wizard of Earthsea - primarily because I felt like the pacing was a lot better in Tombs of Atuan.
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Violence
woweewhoa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Slavery
Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Racism and Trafficking
kartoffel_00'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
4.0
This was not exactly a cheerful book but not exactly a despairing one either. It is simply an exploration of the choices and circumstances of the characters mentioned. Ursula LeGuin for me is an author who's very good at portraying the themes she wants to explore in her books. In contrast to the previous book where Ged is the protagonist, the reader follows a different character here. We view the world through their lens and see them experiences changes and also coming to terms with those changes.
Its a bit hard to precisely place this book in terms of plot and mood. Some might it's terribly bland and some might say the opposite. I rather just enjoyed it for what it was.
I guess for now I can only say I'm looking forward to reading the other books in the series.
final rating: 4/5
Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Religious bigotry
The trigger warnings mentioned are not graphic. They are not the minor in the sense mentioned once and passed over. Just that they are a very present theme without going into gruesome details.toffishay'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death
nerdkitten'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
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Stalking, Murder, and Colonisation
Minor: Animal death, Gore, Racism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War