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A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

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shubagar's review against another edition

5.0

This is one of my favourite books and I am so excited to continue the series!! It is a great fantasy novel but I do wish to see a map of Earthsea and the whole world of this novel (I cannot find it). It is a fast-paced novel with an agreeable writing style- minimal dialogue and adequate descriptions.

The 'finale' or the ending wasn't what I was expecting in terms of grandeur and I felt it could have had a better and more philosophical explanation. I was also hoping for action (absent from the whole story) and a lot of use of magic (kept to a minimum, especially its descriptions). It was also male-dominated, and there were literally, like, 5 female characters, of which 2 were present for a short moment of time. There was zero romance too.

My favourite part of A Wizard Of Earthsea was how well the writing quality went with the fast-paced plot; I also loved that there were so many lands in Earthsea and beyond, and again wish for a map to provide more clarity.

I discovered this series after watching Tales from Earthsea, a Japanese animated film by Studio Ghibli (my favourite Studio ever!!!) which is an adaption of one of the Earthsea novels. I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH; it was wonderful and I highly recommend!

styxis's review against another edition

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3.0

It was essentially a good book, but I had to read it for university and after I couldn't attend the classes anymore I didn't have the motivation to finish this

paul281f's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

siempregrenuda's review

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

sunshinemonarch's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

" ... had neither lost nor won but, naming the shadow of his death with his own name, had made himself whole. A man who, knowing his whole true self, cannot be used or possessed by any power other than himself, and whose life therefore is lived for life's sake and never in the service of ruin, or pain, or hatred, or the dark."