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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
inspiring
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As the title implies, the third novel of the Earthsea Cycle takes us far and wide in search of the "Unmaking". The new protagonist in this one, Arren, is a good counterbalance to the philosophy and stoicism of the other, Ged the Archmage.
Thankfully, Le Guin does not make us wait until the last 20% of the book to bring Ged in as she did with Tombs of Atuan. Which was probably my biggest grievance. Tenar was a good character but felt her story to be fairly boring. Not so here as Arren and Ged are intertwined from the get-go in their journey.
It was nice seeing more of Earthsea fleshed out and even more time with the venerable dragons. Seeing the darker/seedier side of the world was good as well and kept me guessing as to what would occur.
I'll be continuing this series to its conclusion unless Tehanu is somehow an abysmal read...which I very much doubt.
Thankfully, Le Guin does not make us wait until the last 20% of the book to bring Ged in as she did with Tombs of Atuan. Which was probably my biggest grievance. Tenar was a good character but felt her story to be fairly boring. Not so here as Arren and Ged are intertwined from the get-go in their journey.
It was nice seeing more of Earthsea fleshed out and even more time with the venerable dragons. Seeing the darker/seedier side of the world was good as well and kept me guessing as to what would occur.
I'll be continuing this series to its conclusion unless Tehanu is somehow an abysmal read...which I very much doubt.
adventurous
medium-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
A respectable ending to the Earthsea trilogy. Basically compelling beach read fantasy, with minimal character development and an easy to follow plot. I was listening to this book during some of my longe marathon training runs and it was perfect for the task.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
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
3.5 rounded down
Still not loving it as much as I want to, but this is definitely my favorite book in the series so far. It's longer than the other two, and it did feel like there was sliiiightly more character development which made me care more about the characters at least.
Still not loving it as much as I want to, but this is definitely my favorite book in the series so far. It's longer than the other two, and it did feel like there was sliiiightly more character development which made me care more about the characters at least.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No