• Norin@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Rereading Le Guin’s Earthsea saga.

    Personally, I think she might be on par with Tolkien and actually surpasses him in a few ways. The 4th book (about a tired mom just trying to get by and care for people in a fantasy world) is the best one, but you need to work your way there.

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      My experience was that the first book was fine, say 6,5/10. Just enough to move on to the the second, which I absolutely loved 9,5/10. Started reading the third with high expectations but it just didn’t engage me at all. Didn’t get through more than perhaps 25% of it.

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        I read the first one as a teen and loved it but couldn’t get into the second one. I loved it as an adult and I’m currently 80% of the way through the complete series. It’s got ebbs and flows but overall it’s definitely a masterpiece. For me it’s her mysticism that gives it real depth.

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      These are on my to do list. Currently been reading through Wheel of Time, which has been on my fantasy to do list for a while.

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      I liked the first book a lot, and recall liking the series less as it went on.