There is a whole trilogy: (Gifts, Voices, Powers). The concept of the gifts was enticing but it just wasn't developed. I know Le Guin is more interested in the characters' development, but I still craved hearing more about the other families' gifts. The book became quite tedious by the middle. And the ending thought a bit surprising, was not well devaloped. It just was. It was by far the worst book I have read by this author. Quite possibly because it was done in collaboration with someone else and it showed.
Voices is sort of a bridge between Gifts and Powers, like many middle books it suffers the fathe of the middle book in a trilogy. Its uncentered, it seems to go no-place, and really doesnt look like it has any deeper meaning. It is actually worse than the first.
And then Powers, I think the longest one in the trilogy. It is the culmination, bringing all the trilogy's characters together. It starts out really slowly, and takes time to get the end. It reminded me a bit of a David Copperfield. Only not so well executed. It is NOT an improvement. I dont fancy to be seriously lectured on slavery. My ansestors fought the muslims that stole our women to sell to breed them. Killed any man that stood uo to them. The skandinavians did the same to us. The Russians did the same to us. And I really do not want to amuse m self reading more about it in fiction. I can open our history books for that. Thank you very much.
But if you do like to read it I recomend that you read them in sequence.
Voices is sort of a bridge between Gifts and Powers, like many middle books it suffers the fathe of the middle book in a trilogy. Its uncentered, it seems to go no-place, and really doesnt look like it has any deeper meaning. It is actually worse than the first.
And then Powers, I think the longest one in the trilogy. It is the culmination, bringing all the trilogy's characters together. It starts out really slowly, and takes time to get the end. It reminded me a bit of a David Copperfield. Only not so well executed. It is NOT an improvement. I dont fancy to be seriously lectured on slavery. My ansestors fought the muslims that stole our women to sell to breed them. Killed any man that stood uo to them. The skandinavians did the same to us. The Russians did the same to us. And I really do not want to amuse m self reading more about it in fiction. I can open our history books for that. Thank you very much.
But if you do like to read it I recomend that you read them in sequence.
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