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Summary: Different from any book I've read
Review: I love fantasy and science fiction, and this is one of my favorite fantasy books ever. The story follows a young man named Ged, from the moment he said his first spell, not knowing what the words meant, to the days when he is a powerful wizard. Ged is probably one of my all time favorite charactors, because all though he is very powerful he has his flaws, and it was his reckless pride that changed the world forever. If you like Harry Potter, I recomend you read this, although it is a bit darker and more serious. Ursula keeps you always wondering how it will end.
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Summary: Great
Review: This is a type of fantasy everybody can adore. There is a sense to magic, and Ursala gives a scientific meaning to it. It is very interesting and deep, what I mean by that is there is a whole meaning to the word Magic. She explains everything precisly and clear, which makes you wish you could zoom into the book and become a wizard, because it is not about being tadaa! a wizard and you learn spells and stuff, there is history behind it, and science. I recommend this book to 10 and up, (even though Amazon.com puts Young Adult) because I'm ten and I understoood it well...mothers who don't know what to buy for their fantasy lover daughter and son, buy this! This is the fruit for the souls's of fantasy readers!
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Summary: SLEEPER!
Review: I don't know about anyone else who read this book but I was having trouble staying awake reading it. It was boring to me. If you enjoy fantasy stories about wizards and strange magic this is for you. A fair warning: VERY SLOW PACED!
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This is a different fantasy story than what I am used to. Fantasy often involves page after page of trolls, dwarfs, elves and wizards with strange names locked in epic wars and quests. While that formula is all fine and good, by keeping action to a minimum and philosophy to a maximum, Ursula K. le Guin departs from it somewhat in the story "A Wizard of Earthsea." The story involves the early exploits of the powerful archmage Ged, when he was a young man named Sparrowhawk. At a young age he is living with an abusive guardian, when he discovers he has magical powers. He then leaves this abusive person and goes off to wizard school to be learned in the arts of magery (sound familiar Potter fans?). There he befriends a fellow prentice named Vetch, and enters into a rivalry with another wizard prentice by the name of Jasper. This rivalry results in the release of a dark, evil shadow from the realm of "unlife" during a "wizard duel," when Ged casts a spell beyond his control. Ged then spends the length of the book first running from the shadow, which seeks to posses him, and then pursuing the shadow, seeking to destroy it, trying to undo the evil he had begun in a moment of stupid pride. I have often felt that a good fantasy formula is pitting a fallible character(s) against the deeds of his errant actions. This formula is used in the Narnia books and also in Tolkien's stories. It is repeated in this book and works very well. While the obvious lack of action (although when there is action it happens with some amount of violence) may alienate traditional fantasy readers, the philosophy of the book and the examination of the balances between good and evil should appeal to adults and older children alike. The inclusion of maps and the well developed magic system, and the unique emphasis on names, also contributes to the plausibility of the book and gives it the characteristic feel of a good fantasy story. An excellent, highly-recommended book.
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Summary: A excellent and imaginative book
Review: I have read the whole trilogy and think it was a terrific set of books. I play AD&D and it gave me tons of ideas for it. I think anyone that likes magic or plays games like AD&D would love these books
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Summary: The Best Fantasy Novel/Trilogy Extant
Review: This novel, the first in the "Earthsea" trilogy, is superior juvenile or adult fiction, the themes and forms, the feel of the novel, is wizardry at it's best, and at it's least trite! The average modern fantasy protagonist-sorcerer knows a few tricks and repeats a few trusims, and people think that's enough. Not so, the young hero of Earthsea! If I could give it eight stars, I would!
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Summary: Very Good!
Review: I thought that this book was pretty much the best book that I have read this year. The readon that I gave it four satrs instead of five is that it was very complex, and around the middle of boo, it started to waver a little bit. But it got better after about a chapter and continued its exciting adventures with Ged as he pursues his evil shadow. I reccommend this book to almost everyone!
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Summary: Action cravers beware:More philosophical than action-packed.
Review: I chose this book a long time ago for a school report. And suprisingly, liked it. I still remember the story, though it's a vague image by now. The story of a young boy getting deeper into forbidden secrets and magics, until finally he unleashes an evil shadow. More philosophical than action packed, more thought provoking and concentration required than most fantasy novels. This is the first in the Wizard of Earthsea quartet. Leguin writes with an abstract quality that makes the reader know the story as a WHOLE never in part. A style that fascinated me at the time - and still does. Like a giant jigsaw puzzle, the more you read the greater the picture. But you can never *see* what and where that single piece fits in. Though I kept searching, I never did find the rest of the series.
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Summary: Incredible
Review: This book is often unfairly called a children's book. It is a brilliant piece of fantasy and can easily be compared to Tolkien in my mind except for being better written. The best bit though is that each book in this series is a story in its own right and Urusula LeGuin unlike most fantasy writers can get to the point instead of churning out long tedious 5 book epics. As for the assertion that older fantasy books are sexist anyone who says so hasn't read the last book Tehanu. The book does suffer from an intelligent and well thought out plot which may lose it popularity. So any stupid people out there should avoid it.
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Summary: My review
Review: I thought the book was not good! It went by too fast and didn'tgive enough detail.It needs more charcters and needs moreadventure. Also we need to know more about Ged before Ogion comes.Alsothe book shoudln't just end it should be longer and not like just stop. The book was also good beacsue it had a good plot and a good theroy. END
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