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Is it worth the read? What did you like and dislike about it the most?

Thomas Other people are comparing this to Harry Potter for some reason. The only similarity to that series is that a young, powerful wizard goes to a school …moreOther people are comparing this to Harry Potter for some reason. The only similarity to that series is that a young, powerful wizard goes to a school to learn magic, and that's not even the focus of A Wizard of Earthsea. Le Guin crafts an easily imagined fantasy world, and writes with a style that makes the character and his travels seem mythic and legendary. The story moves quite quickly, but there isn't a massive amount of dialogue or conversation. its reasonably dark, without much levity, but its quite thought-provoking.

It works well as a story on its own but, if you enjoy it, its part of a larger series that evolves into something more than a simple tale of a wizard fighting off evil. Further books in the series have strong female characters, as is common of Le Guin, and feature the main character of this book purely in supporting and secondary roles.(less)

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