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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
Solid conclusion t this trilogy, though I wish the story were smaller and covered less time. Each part is very good in itself, but the threads binding them are tenuous at best. I could have done with two books for each one written, especially about Tenar and her life after returning the Ring of Erreth-Akbe.
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
I love you Ged.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
“You will die. You will not live forever. Nor will any man nor any thing. Nothing is immortal. But only to us is it given to know that we must die. And that is a great gift: the gift of selfhood. For we have only what we know we must lose, what we are willing to lose... That selfhood which is our torment, and our treasure, and our humanity, does not endure. It changes; it is gone, a wave on the sea. Would you have the sea grow still and the tides cease, to save one wave, to save yourself?”
A beautiful end to this trilogy and to Ged’s story (before I embark on the other three works in the Earthsea series).
A beautiful end to this trilogy and to Ged’s story (before I embark on the other three works in the Earthsea series).
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“The Doorkeeper, smiling, said, ‘He has done with doing. He goes home.’”
adventurous
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:
Yes
It's been a long time since I haven't been able to put down a book and so I stayed up way too late to finish it. But this one did it!
“As the sun brightened above the eastern mists, the tiny wheeling flecks in the air that Arren watched seemed to sparkle, like gold-dust shaken in water, or dust-motes in a sunbeam. And then Arren realized that they were dragons.”
FAV ONE YET
This one centers around mortality and fear of death and the connection between youth and old age and it is SO TENDERLY GRAND AND ABYSSLIKE DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?!?!? It’s so beautiful and the ending really rounds out the themes of the book AND THERES DRAGONS. OH MY LORD!!!! And they’re questing in Lookfar on a journey on a journey!!! And the Eldest dragon Kalessin being a parallel to Ged in their ancientness, and the matching “profound and mild hilarity” in their eyes OH OH. I also love that Arren isn’t a mage and has no magic, AND HE DOESNT GAIN MAGIC. THAT is really special to me, that this eager boy grows into a wise man WITHOUT being rewarded with magical powers, WITHOUT gaining powers in a moment of need, WITHOUT learning magic from Ged. That is so at odds with every fantasy coming of age novel I’ve ever read, and I love how Ursula resists the glory narrative: the carrier bag theory of fiction is so clear in this story and it is BEAUTIFUL. I also started doing my own voices while reading this one aloud to myself, and it really helped me connect to the characters and kinda step into their dialogue in a way I hadn’t before. What a beautiful, beautiful story.
FAV ONE YET
This one centers around mortality and fear of death and the connection between youth and old age and it is SO TENDERLY GRAND AND ABYSSLIKE DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?!?!? It’s so beautiful and the ending really rounds out the themes of the book AND THERES DRAGONS. OH MY LORD!!!! And they’re questing in Lookfar on a journey on a journey!!! And the Eldest dragon Kalessin being a parallel to Ged in their ancientness, and the matching “profound and mild hilarity” in their eyes OH OH. I also love that Arren isn’t a mage and has no magic, AND HE DOESNT GAIN MAGIC. THAT is really special to me, that this eager boy grows into a wise man WITHOUT being rewarded with magical powers, WITHOUT gaining powers in a moment of need, WITHOUT learning magic from Ged. That is so at odds with every fantasy coming of age novel I’ve ever read, and I love how Ursula resists the glory narrative: the carrier bag theory of fiction is so clear in this story and it is BEAUTIFUL. I also started doing my own voices while reading this one aloud to myself, and it really helped me connect to the characters and kinda step into their dialogue in a way I hadn’t before. What a beautiful, beautiful story.