Jurjen
This was quite nice. Le Guin's prose is very strong, and the book, for how short it is, is paced very well. It doesn't feel like it's rushing through the story, it flows nicely. I can definitely see how this work became very formative for what later became a sub-genre of fantasy targeted to teenagers, and how it was a direct inspiration for works like Harry Potter (the wizard school trope especially–though with how people talk about Earthsea, I figured the wizard school element would play a larger role in the story).
This was a fun adventure told in a fairytale sort of way, and in that sense Earthsea feels of its time. At the same time there is a lot that makes Earthsea its own. Fun time, though the narrative didn't hugely grip me.
This was quite nice. Le Guin's prose is very strong, and the book, for how short it is, is paced very well. It doesn't feel like it's rushing through the story, it flows nicely. I can definitely see how this work became very formative for what later became a sub-genre of fantasy targeted to teenagers, and how it was a direct inspiration for works like Harry Potter (the wizard school trope especially–though with how people talk about Earthsea, I figured the wizard school element would play a larger role in the story).
This was a fun adventure told in a fairytale sort of way, and in that sense Earthsea feels of its time. At the same time there is a lot that makes Earthsea its own. Fun time, though the narrative didn't hugely grip me.
