more on earthsea

i think i should take what i said earlier back. or maybe just improve on my statement.

le guin's prose is not as poetic as tolkien's, but it's as lyric, i think. she is one great writer, and i find it kind of sad that not as many people appreciate her. i guess it's ok with me, cos then she won't be so hyped up and all. but still, hers is the kind of work that should be shared.

i'm aroun 30 pages short of finishing tehanu right now, and i'm getting ready to buy the other wind later. i must say, of the four books i've read so far, tehanu is the most ambiguous, and i don't know what to make of some of the conversations i've encountered. still, i love it, and i was horrified to read the blurb of the other wind because it hinted at something that i haven't gotten to (but guessed at--still!!!) in tehanu.

i know ALL (or maybe just most?) of you people reading this can't relate, but... well, i guess i'm really just writing all this for me.