Reviews

Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

waaariotime's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? No

4.0

rachelselene's review against another edition

3.0

i am really torn about this one! i liked getting lavinia's perspective on the events of the aeneid and i especially loved her conversations with virgil, but i was never really eager to get back to reading after putting the book down. i think the first third of the novel was the strongest--after that it semi-replicates the aeneid, which i have never been super fond of (plot-wise) despite loving virgil, and the story became quite bland and tell-not-show near the end after her marriage and aeneas' death. it has been a WHILE since i read the aeneid, either in latin or in english, and i think that was actually the best possible setup for this because i had enough familiarity to not be confused but enough distance to not be outright bored.

mymands's review against another edition

3.0

fine but characters didn’t hit for me

paulibirisqui's review against another edition

Maybe it was my fault for not reading the actual synopsis, but this book shouldn't have the "historical" tag when it's pure fantasy.

kylienoele's review against another edition

adventurous reflective

5.0

c_ward68's review against another edition

3.0

Sadly struggled to read it to the end. Very dull.

audgru's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

bevrocky79's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

una_10bananas's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

ceelpayne's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? No

5.0