Reviews

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

feedingbrett's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

It is a story of a young man coming into his own, not just in his wizardry, but of his true nature. It traces a path to complete self-awareness and how such understanding would lead and inform one to complete actualisation and inner peace. A Wizard of Earthsea never gets lost in the minutia of its world-building, recognising such insistence would be a distraction rather than beneficial. And yet, strikingly, it remains able to balance both the grand and the personal that would still satisfy the appetites of its readers. This was a delight.

androidsfighting's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

4.0

therealjsandy's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

murky7802's review against another edition

3.0

first full magic fantasy!

thedreammachine's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

reidm's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

4.5

mkwoods's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

marsyas413's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

matthewr1775's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

valeatsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0