A review by anna_curlyquotesediting
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Old-fashioned fantasy for YA readers. I'm not as into the omniscient POV as I think it's too easy to lose a lot of character development with the narrator at such a distance. Not a bad book, by any means. I found the themes very interesting if a little cliché in some parts. I wish the man versus self theme had been more overt, but that would mean changing the POV from omniscient to limited.