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A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)

Ursula K. Le Guin

Start date: November 1, 2021

Finish date: November 30, 2021

Discussion: Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Oct 27, 2018 Sara rated it it was ok

Shelves: borrowed-from-library, fantasy

I am so sorry to say I was not impressed by this novel. I wanted to like it, I expected to. After all, one of my favorite books of all time is about a wizard, and a world that doesn’t exist but is well constructed is another appealing element...I was a fan of Middle Earth before it became a blockbuster movie. Try as I might, though, I could not muster a single drop of concern or caring for Ged or anyone else in his world.

This read like an allegory to me, with the third person perspective not hel ...more

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Sep 22, 2011 Audrey rated it it was ok

Shelves: audiobooks, fantasy

I really wanted to like this, and I was expecting to, but it didn't really grip me. You know how writers are always told to "show, don't tell"? This book was mostly telling. It was like an outline of a big epic story that could have had extra characters and subplots added. Some parts were really good and interesting, but in between the story dragged and felt rushed at the same time. The main character is a jerk for most of the story, so it was hard to care what happened to him.

(spoiler here:)
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Mar 22, 2021 Ashley W rated it liked it

Shelves: 101-200-pages, 0part-of-a-series, genre-fantasy

I can see how other fantasy books were influenced and influenced this book. The setting and character Ged gave off strong Eragon vibes for me, which was okay. I didn't particularly care for Eragon (I don't think I finished it), so I can't say that was much of a plus. It actually felt a little drab to me. I like my fantasy lands a little more lively.
But then...dragons. I do love my dragons. So yay for that. Still, they didn't play a large role, and that was disappointing. I think the lesson, tho ...more

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Aug 30, 2017 GONZA rated it really liked it

I read this book super fast because it was fantastic, a real fantasy with wizard and dragons and sorcerers and shadows, to sum up the best of the best and now I will go straight to the second!

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