Book Review By Chris
The Tombs of Atuan - Earthsea 2 by Ursula K. LeGuin

Tenar is take at the age of five to be the One Priestess of the Tombs of Atuan, as she has been for all her past lives. When Tenar becomes Arha(The Eaten One), she starts to be trained in her duties as the Highest Priestess of the Kargad Empire. When a traveler from the land of wizards come to the Place of the Tombs of Atuan, Arha meets finds him in the Labryinth which belongs to the Nameless Ones whose tombs she serves, she talks to him and he convinces her to leave the place. As they leave the place is destroyed by a great earthquake/collapse of the labyrinth.


Plot
Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - an adult (general)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Religious overtones? Yes
Descript. of chases or violence - 10 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 %

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - - Smarter than most other characters

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society - very controlled society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: -
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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