A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin is an old school
fantasy novel. It is a short, fairly
quick read. At least for me it was. I liked the old school style, though. It wasn't too fast paced. Le Guin paced the novel a little slower than
most books today are which I appreciated because it allowed her to develop the
characters and world in subtle details that I think can be missed.
The first half of the book is the story of Ged’s childhood
and how he ended up becoming a wizard.
Ged is the one to be impatient and rush.
Ogion, his master, is more patient and takes his time. While this is a pretty average pairing of over
excitable student and wise master, the way Le Guin approached it was refreshing
to me.
The second half of the story covers what happens when Ged is
out on his own. He has to clean up a
figurative mess he made while at the school for wizards because he was in such
a hurry to prove himself. There are some
powerful lessons in this second half if one chooses to look for them.
Overall, I enjoyed the book quite a bit.
interesting!
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