A Wizard of Earthsea deserved a better run on my reading shelf than it got. We could all be sucked into a blackhole fuelled by fangirl squees and not nearly enough shame. Like this only far less appealing to frat boys and those with strange mud fetishes. What's measurably worse is that I will be proud of my decay and revel in it like a pig wallows in mud. What A Wizard of Earthsea has shown me is that if my rate of decline continues, then I will quickly morph from a semi-respectable, semi-intelligent, semi-quality individual into this:ĭon't move! It can't see you if you don't move! Preforably also throwing out witty one-liners while doing so.ģ) Somebody is thinking about boning but can't yet until the sexual tension is properly built.Ĥ) There's some mysterious creature literally murdering someone in a sickeningly violent way. Yet I didn't finish it because, thanks to the aforementioned reading habits, my ability to concentrate and enjoy quality literature has slipped to the point that I am unable to focus on a book unless one of the following is occurring or about to occur.ġ) Somebody uses their super awesome powers to take down five bad guys with Kung Fu or a huge sword. Ursula K Le Guin is a phenomenal writer and whilst this book (up to what I read) wasn't absolutely perfect, it was enchanting. If there were ever a time I'd curse my constant reading of Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance or YA lit, it would be now.īecause clearly, CLEARLY this is a fantastic book that deserved to be finished. The Hainish Cycle reflects the anthropologist's experience of immersing themselves in new strange cultures since most of their main characters and narrators (Le Guin favoured the first-person narration) are envoys from a humanitarian organization, the Ekumen, sent to investigate or ally themselves with the people of a different world and learn their ways.
Her interest in non-Western philosophies was reflected in works such as "Solitude" and The Telling but even more interesting are her imagined societies, often mixing traits extracted from her profound knowledge of anthropology acquired from growing up with her father, the famous anthropologist, Alfred Kroeber. She was known for her treatment of gender ( The Left Hand of Darkness, The Matter of Seggri), political systems ( The Telling, The Dispossessed) and difference/otherness in any other form. Her recent publications include the novel Lavinia, an essay collection, Cheek by Jowl, and The Wild Girls. Le Guin published twenty-two novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, etc.
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