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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
I honestly really did like this book. It was a little hard to keep on pressing forward because I guess the way it's written is a little daunting. It's mostly description that the author uses, and dialogue is not the strongest forte in this book. That's why I like it so much. It's different than the books that are being written now; It has the element of sending the plot of the story by just using diction. The world that Guin created throughout this trilogy truly is beautiful, and it's nothing like I have ever encountered because in my fantasy books. Other books who try to create another world seem to fail with their feeble attempt to recreate something worthy of their own storyline, but this other world that was in this book captivated me. It was accented with the descriptive sentences that was used to tell the reader how the scenes are being laid out. All the characters balance each other out, and each one helps the reader understand the characters are the whole.
What really captivated me with this book was the fact that I had to actually take the time to think through the philosophy Ged had to say. It wasn't as straightforward - and the book itself wasn't that straightforward either - compared to other books. I love me some books I can take the time to think about, and come to conclusions on my own, and Guin's series did exactly that. I wish that more books were written that way, but sadly, it's a lost aren't, isn't it?
What really captivated me with this book was the fact that I had to actually take the time to think through the philosophy Ged had to say. It wasn't as straightforward - and the book itself wasn't that straightforward either - compared to other books. I love me some books I can take the time to think about, and come to conclusions on my own, and Guin's series did exactly that. I wish that more books were written that way, but sadly, it's a lost aren't, isn't it?
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
fast-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
Llego al final de la trilogía original de Terramar. Me siento exactamente igual que cuando Frodo observó las costas de las Tierras Imperecederas. Ese momento en que decís: "Se acabó la aventura y el héroe ahora debe descansar." Una mezcla entre alegría y tristeza. La despedida.
No puedo decir más.
No puedo decir más.
'[…] Try to choose carefully, Arren, when the great choices must be made. When I was young I had to choose between the life of being and the life of doing. And I leapt at the latter like a trout to a fly. But each deed you do, each act, binds you to itself and to its consequences, and makes you act again and yet again. Then very seldom do you come upon a space, a time like this, between act and act, when you may stop and simply be. Or wonder who, after all, you are?'
A really enjoyable read for me, with a good sense of place and a resolution that I personally loved a lot! There are no crazy twists or surprises - this feels and reads like the fantasy staple that it is -
We men dream dreams, we work magic, we do good, we do evil. The dragons do not dream. They are dreams. They do not work magic: it is their substance, their being. They do not do: they are.'
Le Guins writing has its own music woven into the sentences. It felt like I was swaying along with Ged and Lebannen in the boat, the journey they shared. And I loved the dragons, as always.
A really enjoyable read for me, with a good sense of place and a resolution that I personally loved a lot! There are no crazy twists or surprises - this feels and reads like the fantasy staple that it is -
We men dream dreams, we work magic, we do good, we do evil. The dragons do not dream. They are dreams. They do not work magic: it is their substance, their being. They do not do: they are.'
Le Guins writing has its own music woven into the sentences. It felt like I was swaying along with Ged and Lebannen in the boat, the journey they shared. And I loved the dragons, as always.
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I don't really know what there is to say about a book that managed to evoke both some of the most difficult moments and the most wonderful moments I've ever experienced. The discussions of death, depression, and suicide are intense and very real, yet so are the moments of beauty. Late in the book, Arren thinks to himself, "I do not care what comes after; I have seen the dragons on the wind of morning," and I immediately recognized that feeling of breathless appreciation that I have only ever known to be prompted by the perfect moment in nature or truly great art. Le Guin was, without a doubt, both a great artist and a great appreciator of the beauty in life, and both are very apparent in this book.