Reviews

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

stateoffriction's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

This wasn't what I expected, but it was okay. I think it was really well-written and the world-building was intriguing (if a bit much, I don't know how much detail I needed on every sailing trip that was taken and which islands were passed etc), but I found it to be quite slow and I don't know how much I cared for Ged. Vetch and Jasper were more interesting characters to me where Ged felt a bit...vapid and surface-level where I would have liked to read more about Vetch and Jasper. But I guess it was interesting to read Ged's character journey throughout the book.

bernieanderson's review against another edition

5.0

How did I miss this book growing up???
What a great example of beautiful story telling and perfect writing. Can’t wait to read more Ursula!!

viviolino's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

elliott_barrington's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

wingedvictories's review against another edition

4.75

Wow!! Would recommend to anyone. I’ve read Le Guin’s adult novels before and was pleased to find this held up next to them. Not 5 stars as it felt slightly repetitive towards the end, but there are so many little bits of this that make up such a good whole. 

pookage's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

thisischivu's review against another edition

5.0

Read it as an adult, but I wish I read it as a kid.

ellianamartin's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

pastryghost's review against another edition

Just a little bit in, but I can’t make my next book club meeting so I’m going to pause on this 😅 Maybe I’ll come back to it, I admire that it’s a formative fantasy genre novel, but it’s quite slow at the beginning.

senor_queso's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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? Yes

4.5