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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
I loved this installment of the Earthsea series. I liked how Tensar and Ged's stories came together. There were some parts in the story I wish the author had spent more time on, but overall loved the story.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
When I first read The Earthsea Trilogy a decade ago, Tombs of Atuan was my favorite of the three. It was a real treat to return all these years later, to a story that also centered Tenar.
It takes place only a few days after The Farthest Shore. So there are lingering concerns about what is happening to the magic and inklings of many big changes
“What cannot be mended must be transcended.”
It takes place only a few days after The Farthest Shore. So there are lingering concerns about what is happening to the magic and inklings of many big changes
“What cannot be mended must be transcended.”
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I had read the first three Earthsea books as a kid, but never picked up the rest of them. After reading Wizard of Earthsea as a book group selection in January, I decided to work my way through the cycle. Tehanu is my favorite so far, and by a mile. Even though the grand workings of power and the powerful are still central to the story, Le Guin focuses here on the everyday and the ways mundane choices are part of a larger whole. This is the women's story that was missing from the earlier books and tackles questions of hierarchy, power and powerlessness, and even cruelty and punishment. This is done without a framework of grand utopian visions, showing instead a world that is imperfect and the struggles of real and complicated people to find their way.
Summer-reading book review #30: "Tehanu" by Ursula K. Le Guin. The Earthsea trilogy is one of my very favorite fantasy works. Years after writing the original trilogy, Le Guin wrote a fourth book continuing the story: "Tehanu." I remembered it as having been darker and more depressing than the first three books -- the bright palette of the world shaded when seen from the perspective of a middle-aged woman now largely lacking in power. Re-reading the book today, I still think that is true, but it is beautifully written, deep, and moving. I cried for extended periods while reading it. There is loss here and love and anger and kindness. And dragons. A fantastic book.
emotional
hopeful
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:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
