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bgudmundr 's review for:
The Farthest Shore
by Ursula K. Le Guin
As the title implies, the third novel of the Earthsea Cycle takes us far and wide in search of the "Unmaking". The new protagonist in this one, Arren, is a good counterbalance to the philosophy and stoicism of the other, Ged the Archmage.
Thankfully, Le Guin does not make us wait until the last 20% of the book to bring Ged in as she did with Tombs of Atuan. Which was probably my biggest grievance. Tenar was a good character but felt her story to be fairly boring. Not so here as Arren and Ged are intertwined from the get-go in their journey.
It was nice seeing more of Earthsea fleshed out and even more time with the venerable dragons. Seeing the darker/seedier side of the world was good as well and kept me guessing as to what would occur.
I'll be continuing this series to its conclusion unless Tehanu is somehow an abysmal read...which I very much doubt.
Thankfully, Le Guin does not make us wait until the last 20% of the book to bring Ged in as she did with Tombs of Atuan. Which was probably my biggest grievance. Tenar was a good character but felt her story to be fairly boring. Not so here as Arren and Ged are intertwined from the get-go in their journey.
It was nice seeing more of Earthsea fleshed out and even more time with the venerable dragons. Seeing the darker/seedier side of the world was good as well and kept me guessing as to what would occur.
I'll be continuing this series to its conclusion unless Tehanu is somehow an abysmal read...which I very much doubt.