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A review by qteabeans
The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I chose this for the title. This is clearly in LeGuin's era of writing scifi for men but damn is it good. Also, an incisive exploration of how just how a colonized people were peaceful doesn't mean that they like being colonized.
Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail