A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA

[lunabee34]

thelastgoodname and I are once again reading kid lit--this time Ursula K. LeGuin's Wizard of Earthsea series.

SPOILERS FOR A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA

On the whole I did not enjoy this book. It was too interior of the mind, too devoid of human relationships, too bereft of dialogue. I have realized that when too many pages go by without dialogue, I start to get BORED! Also, the lack of chicks in this books is super annoying.

I liked the emphasis on and significance of names. I liked pretty much every part when Ged was speaking to and interacting with other people (or even creatures) but those were too few and too far between. I think the last three pages of the book were my absolute favorite because he and Vetch were, you know, DOING STUFF and TALKING TO EACH OTHER.

I honestly have nothing to say about this book other than, "I read it."


I've finished the next book, The Tombs of Atuan, and I have much to say about it, so the series does get better, thank goodness.

Comments

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

*nods*

Whatever the characterization in the first, in Tombs he is described as very dark skinned and I totally missed that in the first one. Oh well.

I am really interested to see what you have to say about Tombs. While there were still long stretches with no dialogue that kinda bugged me, I liked that one so much more than the first and at least in the parts with no dialogue, Tenar was actually thinking about interesting things, unlike Ged.

[thelastgoodname.livejournal.com]

I'll probably post tomorrow, then.

And if we can find them, I'd love to add Green Knowe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Knowe) to our list, because they sound really interesting. I'm not sure what age their intended for, though.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

I am down with that. I've never heard, but that can be a good thing.

And one day in the future, I want us to do Robin McKinley's The Hero and The Crown and The Blue Sword.

[jadelennox]

Green Knowe I'd call maybe for 10 year olds. Don't hold out hope for radical gender or race politics in those, Treasure of Green Knowe notwithstanding. They're the ultimate English country house fantasies.

I love them, but then, well... *points to icon*

[thelastgoodname.livejournal.com]

Then maybe I'll just read them on my own; they sound interesting, as long as I know not to have many expectations.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

*icon love*