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The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin

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inescore's review against another edition

5.0

Since the first moment, I knew I was going to love this. I can’t understand how Le Guin is able to make me love characters that are developed in less than 100 pages. I love the struggle, the perspectives and the hopefulness in the story. This was truly amazing.

bperl's review against another edition

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3.0

Not Le Guin’s best.

justicen1511's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Ursula K. Le Guin is an author who fits into that type of a mad scientist. What I mean by this.? she has a tendency of creating these words with a philosophical question at the court. Then she takes real people and give them a problem to fix.. and then she just observes the way people go about fixing these issues. I took care of all her riding is a human desire and motive. and that’s why I think she’s in my squishy patience I would say and then she watches as they go and here I think. the feelings, white woman alyship . what does it mean to be an ally and what does your idea of protection to minimize community affect them?

rustyrobot13's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

combimagnetron's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

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? No

4.25

tashenone's review against another edition

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5.0

Hope is a dangerous thing to have …

This heartbreaking story is an unfettered exposé of the cruelty of control. All intentions can be pure, every action thought out, each molecule of each person can stand resolute, refusing to bend from the path of compassion and empathy … and yet, all of that can be undone in an instant. All for the sake of control and power over others. Le Guin crafts a moving cautionary tale about the terrors that accompany attempting to exert power over other people. In beautiful writing that only this true master can conjure, we are shown exactly what happens when one man decides he is superior to another.