Tehanu
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Pros
- The fourth book, Tehanu, (y'all, don't spoil this) is largely about a farmer's widow and is set 25 years after the close of the first book, so yes, it does change.
- _Tehanu_ is my favorite.
- Tehanu is the best of the bunch as far as I'm concerned.
- Reading some of her books like The Dispossesed, Lavinia, Tehanu, Annals of the western shore, etc., have made me much more thoughtful and conscientious in a variety of ways, but also given me more empathy in my outlook as well as a diffe...
- The Tombs of Atuan. It was just told from such a unique point of view I found it fascinating from the very start. Tehanu soon after.
Cons
- Parent context: I’m currently finishing this series and I’m actually not happy about the way gender was handled in this series, especially in Tehanu. It so much feels like she’s saying “this is a woman’s place in the world, you can’t exp...
Sentiment
12 positive (92%) · 0 mixed (0%) · 1 negative (8%)
Trust + time weighted score: +86% · raw score 85%
What redditors said (10 of 13)
The fourth book, Tehanu, (y'all, don't spoil this) is largely about a farmer's widow and is set 25 years after the close of the first book, so yes, it does change.
_Tehanu_ is my favorite.
Tehanu is the best of the bunch as far as I'm concerned.
Reading some of her books like The Dispossesed, Lavinia, Tehanu, Annals of the western shore, etc., have made me much more thoughtful and conscientious in a variety of ways, but also given me more empathy in my outlook as well as a different understanding of societies and cultures and politics.
The Tombs of Atuan. It was just told from such a unique point of view I found it fascinating from the very start. Tehanu soon after.
And the Ged shows up and I was hooked. And don't get me started on Tehanu.
I'm on book 4 (Tehanu), and each of these books are masterpieces. Just absolutely beautiful writing in a classic fantasy setting.
Tehanu is my favorite, though.
Tehanu by Ursula Le Guin is the fourth book in the Earthsea series. It follows the protagonist from the second book but now she is a grown woman. She’s a mother but the book is about more than that. There’s also some romance.
Parent context: I’m currently finishing this series and I’m actually not happy about the way gender was handled in this series, especially in Tehanu. It so much feels like she’s saying “this is a woman’s place in the world, you can’t expect more”. And maybe that’s Le Guin’s experience of the world, but it’s incredibly frustrating to read. Reply: I’m currently finishing this series and I’m not happy about the way gender was handled in this series, especially in Tehanu. It so much feels like she’s saying “this is a woman’s place in the world, you can’t expect more”. And maybe that’s Le Guin’s experience of the world, but it’s incredibly frustrating to read. I am trying to pick up women authors because I’m sick of male characters getting to do all the cool and fun things while women are mothers and wives.
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