A review by funktious
Five Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula K. Le Guin

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was quite violent and dark in places, which is unusual in the Le Guin I’ve read so far (bar The Word for World, obvs) but appropriate for the subject matter - slavery, liberation and what comes after. Also the most overtly feminist Le Guin I’ve read, with several complex and interesting female narrators. There’s a lot of hope for a better world in these stories, but Le Guin doesn’t shy away from the difficulties of liberation - what happens when a well meaning master frees his slaves and then abandons them, or how a sick child can still die even when born free.
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