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Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

Goldilocks by L.R. Lam

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Did not finish book.

adventurous dark sad slow-paced

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

1.5

DNF @ 62%. I love troubleshoot space divas-type stuff and this just wasn't the type of troubleshooting space divas-type stuff I expected. Idk. Just read A Long Way To A Small Angry Planet instead tbh.

The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin

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emotional reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

3.75

A really compelling exploration of the consequences of technological accelerationism. Found this an easier read than the other Hainish books, but I wish it was longer.

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Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin, Евгений Водолазкин

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adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Ended up reading this just for one character that sticks around for maybe 1/5th of the book or less. Totally worth it. The book feels stuck at times, especially in the last part, but generally the plot moves pretty fast. I loved the side characters, and got the feeling I was really immersed in medieval Europe. The dated misconception that medieval folks thought the world was flat was easy enough to forgive when the rest of the world felt so authentic.

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