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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Ahora que ya tenía claro que la ciencia ficción de Úrsula era de mi agrado, me tocaba probar con mi género favorito: la fantasía.
No sé por qué tenía miedo de que las historias de Terramar me decepcionasen, pero la verdad es que al menos su primera parte la he disfrutado mucho. "Un mago de Terramar" nos cuenta la historia de Gen, un personaje que desde pequeño ya demuestra un gran poder mágico, y que durante toda su vida deberá aprender a controlar y dominar. La magia representa un poder enorme pero también peligroso, que sumira a Gen en varios problemas de los que deberá hacerse responsable más adelante.
Más que por la trama en sí, que a mi personalmente se me ha hecho amena y entretenida, creo que es un libro cuyo peso recae en las reflexiones que plantea una vez que rascas un poco la superficie. El poder, la responsabilidad, la codicia, el odio, la envidia... Todos esos conceptos que Úrsula explora a medida que avanza rápidamente por la historia de nuestro protagonista.
Además, la forma de escribir de la autora es exquisita. Creo que puede ser un libro disfrutable por gente de todas las edades, pudiendo quedarse como una aventura amena o como algo más profundo si vas un poco más allá.
También he creído captar algún aspecto que creo que otros autores han usado para inspirar alguna de sus novelas, como por ejemplo "El nombre del viento" de Patrick Rothfuss, lo cual me ha hecho sentirme aún más familiarizada con la historia.
Seguiré leyendo las Historias de Terramar y espero disfrutarlas todas tanto como esta.
No sé por qué tenía miedo de que las historias de Terramar me decepcionasen, pero la verdad es que al menos su primera parte la he disfrutado mucho. "Un mago de Terramar" nos cuenta la historia de Gen, un personaje que desde pequeño ya demuestra un gran poder mágico, y que durante toda su vida deberá aprender a controlar y dominar. La magia representa un poder enorme pero también peligroso, que sumira a Gen en varios problemas de los que deberá hacerse responsable más adelante.
Más que por la trama en sí, que a mi personalmente se me ha hecho amena y entretenida, creo que es un libro cuyo peso recae en las reflexiones que plantea una vez que rascas un poco la superficie. El poder, la responsabilidad, la codicia, el odio, la envidia... Todos esos conceptos que Úrsula explora a medida que avanza rápidamente por la historia de nuestro protagonista.
Además, la forma de escribir de la autora es exquisita. Creo que puede ser un libro disfrutable por gente de todas las edades, pudiendo quedarse como una aventura amena o como algo más profundo si vas un poco más allá.
También he creído captar algún aspecto que creo que otros autores han usado para inspirar alguna de sus novelas, como por ejemplo "El nombre del viento" de Patrick Rothfuss, lo cual me ha hecho sentirme aún más familiarizada con la historia.
Seguiré leyendo las Historias de Terramar y espero disfrutarlas todas tanto como esta.
adventurous
challenging
reflective
slow-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
A Wizard of Earthsea is an introspective coming-of-age tale where we follow the young wizard, Ged, as he battles with the darkness inside of himself and discovers who he is.
I rate books purely by enjoyment, and this is a book that I respect more than I like. There's no doubt that Le Guin is a talented writer and that she's had a lasting impact on the fantasy genre, but I found A Wizard of Earthsea a little dry and really struggled to stay interested. The way it's written, with long descriptions and little dialogue, made me feel extremely detached from the characters and story, and while I love a good bit of world building, by the end I couldn't stomach the thought of reading about another island.
This is a book that you really have to take your time with. There's a lot packed in to a relatively low page count, but it's almost entirely character focused, so if you're expecting the action-packed pacing of more modern fantasy, you might find yourself disappointed.
I rate books purely by enjoyment, and this is a book that I respect more than I like. There's no doubt that Le Guin is a talented writer and that she's had a lasting impact on the fantasy genre, but I found A Wizard of Earthsea a little dry and really struggled to stay interested. The way it's written, with long descriptions and little dialogue, made me feel extremely detached from the characters and story, and while I love a good bit of world building, by the end I couldn't stomach the thought of reading about another island.
This is a book that you really have to take your time with. There's a lot packed in to a relatively low page count, but it's almost entirely character focused, so if you're expecting the action-packed pacing of more modern fantasy, you might find yourself disappointed.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I found the writing style of this book incredibly hard to get into. It felt as if it had been written far earlier than the 70s and the narration felt very distant from any of the characters. After an initial slog through the first third of the book, I did get used to the stile and the plot picked up a little. The world building is very cool and a wide area is traversed which is good if you like epic or quest type fantasy. I did however find the ending a little unsatisfying and not as big a showdown as I was expecting, I think this was in part again due to the style of writing. It was a nice book but I'm not sure it would be the first thing I'd recommend to anyone.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
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:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A solid high fantasy book and very classic. I love Ursula’s prose and found this water filled world fun and intriguing. I went in to reading this with low expectations as it her YA fantasy book but found it to be darker than expected.