Earthsea - Review

[Olive]

Ghod, everytime Le Guin comes up, people seem to be projecting things on to her on the basis of one bad book. The Farthest Shore, which followed Tehnau was amazing. Tales of Earthsea , the short story colelction that also came out recently, includes perhaps the best of the earthsea stories. One of her more recent Hainish cycle books, The Telling recieved rave reviews, even being names among the Economist's books oft he year a few years a go.

She writes one bad book and everyone jumps all over her accusing her of some deep seating bitterness. I, for one, don't understand it.

 

[Krieg]

She writes one bad book and everyone jumps all over her accusing her of some deep seating bitterness. I, for one, don't understand it.

Take the time and read a lot of the personal quotes associated with her over the last decade. My opinion isn't based merely on Tehanu, it has far more to do with what she has said outside of her work. There has always been a bit of darkness worked into her work, it is just that the darkness is now deeper than before.

 

[LrdApoc]

Will this flim/series be available on DVD/videocassette?

Yes John, I'm sure it will follow suit witht he other Sci Fi series productions. BSG and Taken both were released on DVD.. so it stands to reason this will be as well.

 

[Storm Raven]

Ghod, eveytime Le Guin comes up, people seem to be projecting things on to ehr ont he basis of one bad book. The Farthest Shore, which followed Tehnau was amazing.

The Farthest Shore (copyright 1973) predates Tehanu (copyright 1990) by almost two decades.

 

[GSHamster]

The Farthest Shore (copyright 1973) predates Tehanu (copyright 1990) by almost two decades.

Olive is probably talking about The Other Wind.

 

[Olive]

Olive is probably talking about The Other Wind.

As indeed I was. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Nifft]

Bleah. Formulaic pap is right.

Even the lovely Ms. Kreuk couldn't save A Ham of Earthsea.

It would have been excellent to have seen that first book made into a movie. Now we'll have to wait even longer.

Bleah.

-- N

 

[James Heard]

It was better than the D&D movie.

 

[Truth Seeker]

It was better than the D&D movie.

*Blinks* ROFL.

 

[Jhamin]

It was better than the D&D movie.

Most episodes of Captain Planet were better than the D&D movie.

That doesn't mean they aren't banned under the Geneva conventions.