ursula k le guin

Any other Book Crossers interested? I'm moving soon and have a heap of books I don't want to take with me. I've got a few tatty, battered Le Guin paperbacks here that I'm planning to release as part of the Book Crossing program. I usually leave books at bus stops or other public places but...

First I read The Left Hand of Darkness. Fantastic book, one of my favorites. Then I tried the following books with the following ratings: keep in mind I have read(tried) all of these in the past 2.5 weeks or so) The Left Hand of Darkness- 4.425 Rocannon's World- 3.6 Planet of Exiles- 3.7...

I managed to get my hands on the first of the Earthsea books, and I am stunned by her marvelous prose: it's the most captivating, most magical prose I've read so far. It is the tone that epics should be written in, and it's so amazing the way it flows so smoothly. Is there any author who writes...

I know how important dreams are in many of her novels, notably the Lathe of Heaven, but does she ever use them in any of her Short Stories? I'm doing a project that involves compiling short stories (by any author) that involve dreams, and I would love to show off to my class my favorite author...

I am in a fantasy class in university and my professor chose this as one of the novels for the class. It was terrible because many people had not read the other books in the series and it just didn't work well because of that. I was wondering if this series is worthwhile, or are all the books...

For her fans, good website for keeping up with her works http://www.ursulakleguin.com/UKL_info.html

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Hi, can anyone tell me their opinion or comment about "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin? If you have pls reply I need this for a school project.Thx!:)

"My principal feeling about it is one of sadness, loss. An opportunity thrown away, at great expense. . . . I'm sorry for the people who think they've seen Earthsea, but saw a stale, senseless rehash of bits of other fantasy films instead." Ursula Le Guin is less than thrilled with the...

Since that thread all seems to be lists, I didn't know whether it was appropriate to comment there, and so this thread. (Which Brian should feel free to delete or otherwise dispose of as he sees fit.) Anyway, what a comprehensive bibliography! There are books and stories listed there that I...

Series Hainish Planet of Exile (1966) Rocannon's World (1966) City of Illusions (1967) The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) The Dispossessed (1974) Worlds of Exile and Illusion (omnibus) (1996)aka Three Hainish Novels Earthsea 1.A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) 2. The Tombs of Atuan...

What sort of character Point of View does Le Guin use? First Person, Limited, or Omiscient? Simply curious as I'm likely to buy Earthsea soon. :)

What would you say is Ursula Le Guin's best novel and short story in her long and reasonably prolific career? I incline more towards sf, so even though the Earthsea books are a truly excellent read, I'd have to choose my favourite from her sf works. While there are many contenders, my...

Here is a speech Ursula Le Guin made recently, 'Some Assumptions about Fantasy' : http://www.harcourtbooks.com/AuthorInterviews/LeGuinBEASpech.asp She raises a number of interesting and valid points in a characteristically well-reasoned, courteous but clear sighted fashion. Nothing...

I'm currently reading this book... So far, got to page 30 (yeah, okay I'm a slow reader)... Did someone once say that Ursula Le Guin is/was a bit of an ardant Feminist??? The only reason I ask, is that in those first 30 pages, there is a discussion between two men about women and worth -...

The cast is set and apparently production has begun. They plan to air the miniseries in December of this year on Scifi. http://www.scifi.com/earthsea/updates/

From the newsdesk at http://www.computercrowsnest.com/ I haven't read this series but it looks like I should go ahead and search them out. I've read some of her stuff before and I like it so I will probably keep my eye out this weekend while I'm at the library. Earthsea TV series announced...

Has anybody read anything by her? I'm under the impression that she uses her stories as vehicles for her ideas and commentaries on sociological issues. Sounds interesting - but how does she actually read?