eshaw1999 's review for:

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-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

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This is my second read, to refresh myself before tackling the other books in the series, and I love it even more this time around. The first time I read this I went in with a very low bar: it was on recommendation from an uncle I didn’t know very well, and thus it lived on my shelf for a decade. By the time I actually got around to reading it, it took me a while to get used to the older writing style (having read more modern book at the time). But by the time I got to the end, it floored me with the finale, revintectualizingbthe entire story, and I remember ranting about it to my partner for 3 hours.
This read, I was glued to the page. I hold Sparrowhawk so closely in my heart.