A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

3.89 AVERAGE

natdash's review against another edition

5.0
it took me a while to finally read this book, i had tried once before and never made it past the fourth chapter. it is a slow book and though it is clearly both inspired by the tropes of the fantasy genre and has inspired some of its own, it is unlike anything i have read. as le guin herself has said, this, unlike so much of the fantasy genre, is not about any kind of war, and maybe bc of that, the action is almost unrecognizable, the stakes and the pace are so completely different than you expect. this book is quite good and if you have the willingness to keep at it, you will love it.

gabriel_maria_pinto's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous mysterious reflective relaxing 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

pheebzoc's review against another edition

3.5
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

rbalir's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Really interesting! I never thought I could enjoy something so heavily informed by medieval/romantic literature. Quiet but compelling.
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xoxochi's review against another edition

4.0
teenage boy fucks around and finds out
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dangerine's review against another edition

2.75
adventurous relaxing slow-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

jpatrily's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous 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: Yes

tomasz99's review against another edition

3.0
Fabularnie to zwykła pospolita podróż bohatera, ale styl trudny do określenia. Dostrzegalne ulotne feministyczno—ekologiczne wpływy (niczym u „Nausicaä z Doliny Wiatru”), choć kobiet jak na lekarstwo, bohater jest trochę jak z „Mrocznej Wieży” Kinga. Na to wszystko magiczna warstwa, kontynentalna wersja „Harry'ego Pottera”. Intrygująca, pięknie napisana historia, która wiele zyskała dzięki zacnemu przekładowi Barańczaka.
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crow_momma's review against another edition

4.5
A progenitor of ideas and myth and lore.

abernin's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes