audio cd
English language
Published March 1, 2003 by Audio Literature, Fantastic Audio.
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.
Okay Ursula, I get it. Carl Jung blew my mind too. Jokes aside? genuinely very compelling fantasy. Wish I grew up reading this instead of Harry Potter.
Okay Ursula, I get it. Carl Jung blew my mind too. Jokes aside? genuinely very compelling fantasy. Wish I grew up reading this instead of Harry Potter.
Авторка недарма є легендою жанру фентезі, доволі класичний для підліткового фентезі набір кліше вона змогла піднести на новий рівень.
Кожен аспект книги заслуговує на похвалу: і детально продумана світобудова та система магії, що чудово її доповнює, і персонажі зі своїми реалістичними недоліками та цікавими арками, і таємничий, і в тому жахаючий, аспект противника головного героя, а також чудовий темп та ритм історії, що не виснажує, але і дозволяє проковтнути історію за один день.
Не можу не згадати важливий аспект книги, що полягає у конфронтації читача з певними упепедженнями. Про це згадується не одразу і на цьому не загострюється увага, але більшість персонажів мають землисто-червону або і темнішу шкіру. Що цікаво, багато видавців та ілюстраторів не пройшли цей своєрідний тест, і на ілюстраціях до багатьох видань зображені білі люди. Що й казати, в адаптації 2004 року Геда зіграв Шон Ешмор - буквально Айсмен😅
Авторка недарма є легендою жанру фентезі, доволі класичний для підліткового фентезі набір кліше вона змогла піднести на новий рівень.
Кожен аспект книги заслуговує на похвалу: і детально продумана світобудова та система магії, що чудово її доповнює, і персонажі зі своїми реалістичними недоліками та цікавими арками, і таємничий, і в тому жахаючий, аспект противника головного героя, а також чудовий темп та ритм історії, що не виснажує, але і дозволяє проковтнути історію за один день.
Не можу не згадати важливий аспект книги, що полягає у конфронтації читача з певними упепедженнями. Про це згадується не одразу і на цьому не загострюється увага, але більшість персонажів мають землисто-червону або і темнішу шкіру. Що цікаво, багато видавців та ілюстраторів не пройшли цей своєрідний тест, і на ілюстраціях до багатьох видань зображені білі люди. Що й казати, в адаптації 2004 року Геда зіграв Шон Ешмор - буквально Айсмен😅
I enjoyed reading this. With her thoughtful writing style, the author did a wizardly job in creating the perfect mood for this slow-paced, sombre, yet hopeful adventure. I could feel Ged's unease and determination as if I had been with him.
I was enchanted by the interesting concept of magic in Earthsea. And I also liked that we accompany Ged, of whom we know from the start that he will be a great wizard, from his very beginnings of his magical journey, when he was still inexperienced and short-tempered.
The cherry on top was the world building, which was a real charm! On Ged's voyage, I often could grasp the feeling of being on the open sea, a remote island or at the edge of the world.
I enjoyed reading this. With her thoughtful writing style, the author did a wizardly job in creating the perfect mood for this slow-paced, sombre, yet hopeful adventure. I could feel Ged's unease and determination as if I had been with him.
I was enchanted by the interesting concept of magic in Earthsea. And I also liked that we accompany Ged, of whom we know from the start that he will be a great wizard, from his very beginnings of his magical journey, when he was still inexperienced and short-tempered.
The cherry on top was the world building, which was a real charm! On Ged's voyage, I often could grasp the feeling of being on the open sea, a remote island or at the edge of the world.
I did really enjoy reading this, and will almost certainly go on to read the other Earthsea books.
I came to Earthsea after reading several of Le Guin's Hainish cycle books and short stories, including some of the earliest ones like Rocannon's World. I can see similarities with the earliest Hainish cycle works, from around the same time - an emphasis on male characters, for example - which I am sure would have been handled differently by the same author had she written them later on. But there are still a lot of great ideas here, and it is far more open-minded than most fantasy literature of its era.
I did really enjoy reading this, and will almost certainly go on to read the other Earthsea books.
I came to Earthsea after reading several of Le Guin's Hainish cycle books and short stories, including some of the earliest ones like Rocannon's World. I can see similarities with the earliest Hainish cycle works, from around the same time - an emphasis on male characters, for example - which I am sure would have been handled differently by the same author had she written them later on. But there are still a lot of great ideas here, and it is far more open-minded than most fantasy literature of its era.
This was a nice, almost Tolkienesque read. I love the fact that Le Guin deliberately made the main characters non-white, because she despised the good=white, black=evil trope.
Looking forward to the next books from the cycle.
Uuuhm. I enjoyed it, and for a "men doing things while talking in a complicated way" fantasy story this is very very good. Still... I asked myself why a few times.
Uuuhm. I enjoyed it, and for a "men doing things while talking in a complicated way" fantasy story this is very very good. Still... I asked myself why a few times.
