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Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

feastofblaze's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

rhywia's review against another edition

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4.25

IDK, there is something about this book, there is not much going on, yet the pacing and story seems to be progressing and makes me want to continue reading. Its weird. But its good. At the same time, there seems to be large changes going on in the world and story, but it also doesn't feel like it.

nongshaw's review against another edition

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2.0

yeah nah

suddenlyjamie's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

fschmidt2001's review against another edition

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adventurous informative mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

A great lore addition! Would get a perfect score except I don't care for Diamonds love story, and I don't entirely understand how Roke became so misogynistic when it was founded by women at first? 

boithorn's review

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adventurous challenging medium-paced

4.0

runeiia's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

sousandwich's review against another edition

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5.0

This has been my most satisfying reading experience with Le Guin’s ‘Earthsea Cycle’, surpassing even the wonderful story that Tehanu is. As usual, Le Guin’s whimsical style evokes magic in every sentence, grounding the reader in an universe that is both real and fantastic.

Out of all five stories, my favourite’s ‘The Finder’, where we follow a boy named Otter across a challenging, character-defining adventure that ultimately lands him on Roke Island. My quote of choice, however, belongs to the last story, ‘Dragonfly’:

“Silence is the answer to everything, and to nothing.”

aaron13's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

1_and_owenly's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Although parts of this book happen before the first book in the Earthsea series (A Wizard of Earthsea), this book is definitely meant to be read as a bridge between  Tehanu and The Other Wind. It sheds light on so much of that world and sets up the pieces for the events of the final Earthsea novel.