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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-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
Dang. One heck of a conclusion to the initial trilogy. An incredible story, deftly told. Le Guin's well-considered morality and worldview shines through. Such a brilliant thinker and writer.
adventurous
dark
An old favourite, re-read again. The slow draining of magic from the world, leaving it grey, and people bereft of hope. Ged and the young Prince Arren of Enlad track down the perpetrator, in a journey that changes them both irrevocably. As with Le Guin's books, there is a well-handled sense of bleakness in the darker bits.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
ursula k le guin gives me such studio ghibli vibes
adventurous
reflective
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
Again, nostalgia.
What a weird way (in a good way, maybe?) to end a trilogy (that isn't actually a trilogy anymore). As a younger person, I thought the things the book had to say about death were a little deeper than I find them now.
I am deeply suspicious of Ged's insistence that a king will fix everything. It's especially weird since I'm pretty sure Le Guin was an anarchist.
What a weird way (in a good way, maybe?) to end a trilogy (that isn't actually a trilogy anymore). As a younger person, I thought the things the book had to say about death were a little deeper than I find them now.
I am deeply suspicious of Ged's insistence that a king will fix everything. It's especially weird since I'm pretty sure Le Guin was an anarchist.
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
The farther I get into this series, the more I wonder why I'm not getting into it to the same level as some other YA fantasy stuff I've read, such as Harry Potter or The Looking Glass Wars. I think it's because the Earthsea books don't let you get to know the characters so intimately. There are lots of demonstrations of each person's character, beliefs and personality, but it just doesn't strike the same chord. I think a large factor is that the Earthsea books are written in more formal language, almost like a retelling of myths, instead of the daily-life format of Harry Potter, or the near-constant action of The Looking Glass Wars.
I am still liking Earthsea, and will continue with the series, but it's not one of my favorites overall.
I am still liking Earthsea, and will continue with the series, but it's not one of my favorites overall.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
This story felt like a full on journeyyyyy and I loved it. I was kinda shocked beginning this to see how much time had passed, and Ged was now the archmage?!? This felt lots like the first book, and I loved seeing more of the dragons 😄 as with the past two the beginning felt slow, and the ending was definitely the best part, but this book feels more memorable probably because it was longer hah. It makes sense this was the end of the original trilogy, but it made me sad to see he lost his powers… it was bittersweet and I’m gonna miss the pair on their sea journey fr