phil @philjamesson.com · 23d read Le Guin's The Farthest Shore for the first time. unsurprisingly phenomenal, accessible without coddling. its theme of the corrupting influence of greed is especially keen, and highly recognizable in about a thousand public figures today. you can practically hear them gloat in much the (1/2)
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same manner as the villain. but just as they do, he radiates desperation and fear. he needs to hear his ideological foes submit to him, to call him master. perhaps that would sate him! but we instinctively know even that, if accomplished, would become nothing to him, just as all else does. (2/2)
I’ve read a couple of her Hainish books and loved them, I should probably give earthsea a shot
the earthsea cycle has been a comfort read for me since I was little. never too late to read it, and I'm glad you did. it's as close to perfect as I can call a series. don't watch the ghibli movie tho, it is aaaaaass
Read the earthsea cycle as a kid and, although I loved it, I didn't appreciate the craft. Recently read the dispossessed as an adult and it really hit home. Highly recommend!
i need to revisit this one, it was my least favorite of the series but that was several years ago. I vaguely remember being unfavorably reminded of Voyage of the Dawn Treader lol