Reviews
a perfect, wrenchcing ending, about growing old, and intergenerational implicatedness, about memory and love, about letting go, and the gender of sound. about keeping the house, and the keepers, ‘gainst the doers and makers of things. Ged, what a wonderful closing, at the sidelines, and Tenar… in the end. to stand by the river you once swam in, to watch the others go by, no longer afloating, to become small. Earthsea is a minor history of heroism enfolded upok itself, Hearthsea.
Still working my way through the later Earthsea books. More dragons in this one, and a resolution to several plot points left hanging in previous books. And a lovely healing of life and death. Le Guin is a genius.
A perfect ending, I think. Reading them all in order really does make it hard not to appreciate each as they build to the end nicely. It is expertly told and written. There is so many cool things happening in this book, particularly fleshing our dragons and the intricacies of the lore. Excellent stuff.
I think this has been my favourite of the Earthsea novels. It tied all the previous stories together, and included two of my favourite characters - Tenar and Tehanu. Again, there were times where I felt a little bored or lost, but when I was able to sit and really focus on reading it, I really did enjoy this book. I guess it's not really a "light" read. This story focused more on dragons, and how humans had broken an ancient promise by seeking immortality. Women - who were previously seen as lesser than men - are invited to Roke, and help to bring peace amongst dragon and mankind. The history of dragons and men being one species was a really interesting concept, as was the "other wind" that Irian and Tehanu long for. The ending was pretty sad, too - the bond between Tenar and Tehanu was so strong, but they knew that they would have to let each other go. I definitely found this the most interesting out of the series. The writing is lovely (if a little archaic, but that fits the universe Le Guin has created) and I love some of the characters. 3.5 stars.
Escrever sobre a vida e a morte na sua essência é uma das histórias mais difíceis de contar. Podemos contar a vida de alguém, relatar os actos que levaram alguém à morte, divagar sobre o seu significado metafísico, mas relacionar viver e morrer na sua plenitude é uma tarefa árdua. E se compreendemos a dificuldade de contar uma história cuja temática é esta verdade universal em que ‘toda a vida tem uma morte’, então apreciar a obra “Num Vento Diferente” de Ursula K. Le Guin é fácil. Sei que este livro faz parte de uma série. Sei que ele se sustenta a si mesmo, não necessitando de qualquer obra introdutória. Sei que é uma obra que tanto tem de simples como de mágico. As personagens e os seus caminhos são, no decorrer da acção, insondáveis. Os mistérios e a magia que envolvem estas páginas prendem o leitor na sua simplicidade e beleza. Mesmo aqueles que podem à primeira vista parecer disformes, são exemplos de beleza em níveis muito mais profundos do que o aspecto exterior. Tenar, Tehanu, o Amieiro, Lébannen, Seserakh e Gued guiam-nos num mundo em que os dragões existem (símbolo do transporte etéreo), em que as encruzilhadas e as escolhas (verw nadan) nos dividem, onde a Vida e a Morte são afinal dádivas, ambas com o mesmo valor. O equilíbrio, o desejo de imortalidade, o amor parental, romântico e a amizade são-nos mostrados e não contados, tal como devem ser. Um livro brilhante. E desconfio que, ainda virão outros dias em que a história irá revelar-me outras dimensões. Afinal, abarcar a Vida e a Morte num breve conjunto de páginas nunca seria tarefa fácil de executar, nem compreender. http://sarinhafarinha.wordpress.com/2...
