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A review by qjbrown96
The Earthsea Trilogy: A Wizard of Earthsea; The Tombs of Atuan; The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin
3.0
Extremely overrated fantasy in my opinion although there are some good qualities. First off I loved the unique world map and the way she does world building. The first story I’m giving 3 stars because it was decent and kept me engaged but their wasn’t much action. It was just Ged running away or chasing an evil phantom, that he accidentally conjured, trying to possess him. The second story I’m giving a 4. I was really confused because it starts off with another character for like half the story and then finally brings in Ged. I ended up really liking it but because there was finally conversations instead of constant narration. The third story I’m giving 1 star because it was just so bad I couldn’t even finish it.
I guess my biggest complaints as a whole would be that Ged is supposed to be the best wizard to ever live but he does nothing that really supports that narrative. Ursula also brings in characters in some books and then never brings them up again, like Jasper and Arha. There is no political plotting or crazy “WTF” moments. Lastly there is very little conversations, which is my favorite part of books, and it is just incessant narration. Maybe if I read this in the 70s and never read great fantasies I’d appreciate this more but with a 50+ year hindsight it’s just okay to me.
I guess my biggest complaints as a whole would be that Ged is supposed to be the best wizard to ever live but he does nothing that really supports that narrative. Ursula also brings in characters in some books and then never brings them up again, like Jasper and Arha. There is no political plotting or crazy “WTF” moments. Lastly there is very little conversations, which is my favorite part of books, and it is just incessant narration. Maybe if I read this in the 70s and never read great fantasies I’d appreciate this more but with a 50+ year hindsight it’s just okay to me.