Synopsis: Ged is a young wizard of great potential, but reckless and careless for power. When he unleashes a shadow into the world of Earthsea it seeks to consume and possess him. To defeat it he must learn its name, and face it. I first read this book as a teenager, probably twenty years ago. Bac...
Points off for style. A strange choice. Props to her for pulling it off, but I just don't like it. maybe if I listened to the audio book it would have been a better experience?Regardless, I plan on reading the rest of the series. Excellent world-building.
I really enjoyed this book. There were times when I felt bored, and it did take me forever to read, especially for such a short book. The characters were interesting and I loved all the bits about names and their meanings, and the significance of dark and light. Four stars :)
(read originally in the 80's)Scope Review: Earthsea Trilogy. “Only in silence the word,Only in dark the light,Only in dying life:Bright the hawk’s flightOn the empty sky”Yin & Yang?I honestly don't remember a time when I wasn't obsessed with reading and collecting books. I'd define childhood as a ne...
The first of a young adult series by a writer mostly celebrated for her science fiction--and I've read and loved a lot of those by her--The Left Hand of Darkness is a science fiction classic and a favorite. I remember loving the Earthsea trilogy in my teens. (It's now a "cycle" because it's grown to...
http://abitterdraft.blogspot.com/2013/07/review-wizard-of-earthsea-by-ursula-k.htmlForty-five years ago, Ursula K. Le Guin laid the foundation for what is now the modern wizard in fantasy in A Wizard of Earthsea. It is a coming-of-age tale of Ged, a 'chosen' young man from the island of Gont, with w...
The book is called A Wizard of Earthsea and that’s exactly what it is about, no more and no less. It introduces Duny, a young boy who displays power that leads him to study with a local witch, draws the attention of a great mage, and then proceeds on to study to be a true wizard, but not before awak...
A re-read. Actually, I’ve probably read the trilogy a couple of dozen times, but it’s been long enough that many of the elements felt fresh.This time, looking at the book analytically, what struck me most:First, whether it’s a natural resonance or a direct shaping, LeGuin has deeply affected the way...
I'm sort of wondering if there is actually a point to this book because the ending seemed to be so anti-climatic to the point that I felt that the author may have just got bored writing it and moved on to another project. Well, this must not have been the case because le Guin went on to write a numb...
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