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Summary: the book that keeps on giving
Review: I first read this book when I was twelve. Since then, I've re-read it countless times, and I've always found something new in it, while never being disappointed by my old favorite scenes.
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Summary: Excellent sequel
Review: The second book in the Earthsea series is something of a twist in that it does not focus on the main character of the Earthsea series. It is, instead, written from the perspective of Tenar, a priestess who is stripped of her individuality right down to losing the right to have a name. This seems to do two things, it allows you to get to know a new character (something I always enjoy) and it allows you to see Ged from a new perspective. Tenar's perspective on Ged is somewhat idealized, but it's apparent that this is the character's point of view, not the author's inability to create a character with depth. One of the things I really enjoyed about the book was (I hope I can say this without spoiling the story) that when Ged showed up, he didn't magically fix everything that was bad. So often at the end of a book the characters are 'riding off into the sunset' and the world is a perfect place again. In this one, they do ride into the sunset, of course, but they seem to do it with the knowledge that they still have work ahead of them. I recommend reading this book, but get The Wizard of Earthsea first to get a more complete look at the world Tenar and Ged live in.
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Summary: The best of all four Earthsea books
Review: I was surprised as I read the other reviews of this book. People thinking it was hard to get into this book. I found it harder to get into the other three books and very quickly I fell into this book. I thought the story of Tenar was very exciting. I loved the dark undergound Labyrinth. It just became better as Gehn made his first appearence. I was completely drawn into this book and was disappointed to see that Tenar was only mentioned vaguely in the third novel. I believe the Tombs of Atuan was the best Earthsea book of them all.
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Summary: The Tombs of Atuan
Review: I love every book in the Earthsea trilogy but The Tombs of Atuan is my favorite. In The Tombs of Atuan Tenar frees herself from the superstition, hatred and darkness of her religon in order to find freedom and truth. Ged helps her to make this journey from darkness to light. The reviewer who said that it was a dark and brooding book is right but afterwards when Ged and Tenar escape from the tombs there is a feeling of hope and freedom. This is a great book and I fully recommend it.
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Summary: Pretty Good
Review: The Tombs of Atuan is good when you first start reading it, but once you get into it, it's a little boring. The ending sort of leaves you hanging, too. Still, it was well written, and the charactrs were true to life. But I think other LeGuin books were better.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: Although this book was really good, it was not as good as A Wizard of Earthsea. Ged played too minor a role, but the reader does get fond of Tenar and start to feel sorry for her. This book is worth reading.
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Summary: Stands alone
Review: Perhaps the greatest testament to LeGuin's abilities is the fact that I was profoundly moved by this book as a child, and until about 15 minutes ago I never knew it was the second book of a trilogy. A dark and sometimes brooding book, its mood and characters have stuck with me well into adulthood. It's a powerful little story about isolation, loss of self, fear of adulthood. Mythically and metaphorically it addresses the horrible passage from the relative spiritual freedom of childhood to the often overwhelming moral and social burdens of adulthood. It ends with an earned and mature freedom from darkness, and an understanding that all of life is a journey. This book stands alone, but I can't wait to see what the other two parts of the trilogy are like. If you have a child, particularly a daughter, niece, etc., entering into a difficult passage of life, this book would be a great gift.
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Summary: An unusual and fascinating book
Review: The idea of focusing on a priestess for the forces of evil is an original one; the book does an excellent job giving over the sinister and cold mood of the temple and its associated parts. I found the geography somewhat hard to follow, though. Ged was very well drawn, and the conversations between him and Tenar were satisfying. I was a little disappointed at the ending--what became of Tenar? And am I the only one who entertained hopes that the two would marry? This is a good book. It has a very unusual haunting quality, and if you don't remember the plot a few years later, you remember the mood.
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Summary: could be better
Review: I found this book to be rather dissapointing. Ged from the first book really only played a minor role in this story and the main charecter tenar is droped at the end of this book and mentioned in no more than three lines of the third book. I did find it a nice story though but it seems to throw the focus and disrupt the story from the first and third books which I found to be much more enjoyable.
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Summary: Not Excellent
Review: Well I'm now two books into Earthsea and I still can't understand why it's considered a classic. The story moves slowly. There's not a lot of beautiful prose or descriptive detail. Much of the action is expository. I'll keep reading but it's not classic.
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