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Tehanu
by Ursula K. Le Guin
A return to Tenar and "normal" life in Earthsea. Which does make it richer, its not all dragons and magic and ancient wisdom for this one. We finally get to see what life is like for non-Wizard folks and see that it has many of the same paternalistic structures and behaviors of our own world.
Though I liked this normalization, and the fact that we finally get to see Ged as just a man instead of a mythic all powerful figure, I did find this book in particular to be a bit pedantic. While Tenar is extraordinarily intelligent and empathic, it just didn't see realistic to have as many long meandering conversations on the nature of power, magic, psychology, and differences between men and women when there are farms and flocks to take care of.
Though I liked this normalization, and the fact that we finally get to see Ged as just a man instead of a mythic all powerful figure, I did find this book in particular to be a bit pedantic. While Tenar is extraordinarily intelligent and empathic, it just didn't see realistic to have as many long meandering conversations on the nature of power, magic, psychology, and differences between men and women when there are farms and flocks to take care of.