A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

I have recently read "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin. I can see the merit in the book and why it deserves its accolades. It is a unique coming of age story like everyone says. One thing I do notice is that it's not very typical. Yes, it does move the protagonist (Ged) around a lot, surprisingly at the beginning of the story as he starts on the island, taps into his power to generate fog to deter invaders, and gets passed along to a wizard to train him. However, that wizard realizes that Ged needs to begin the more structured programming to realize his potential thus sends him to a wizarding school. I can see where the inspiration for Hogwarts from Harry Potter comes from. Of course that sequence where he casted a strong magic spell to supposedly raise the dead and heavily backfired, all in the name of trying to one up another peer. Not to mention it resulted in the loss of life and sacrifice of one of the head masters of the school. Then he spends the rest of the book trying to rectify his mistake as he travels across the world. One thing I do like is that the exposition that is introduced it is not fully explicit. It is gradually hinted at here and there and it makes one pay attention, infer certain things, and eventually figure it out. He does find situations where he bites off more than he could choose such as when he almost gets tricked by that one girl in order to activate the magic stone. It has to take on the form of a hawk in order to escape and then return to his old mentor. Before that sequence of events, I liked how he began taking smaller humble odd jobs across the land, such as providing protection from the Dragons. But then he realizes that they need to be addressed accordingly before he can move on and he call that Dragon's bluff and says the Dragon's name . I like how he begins to face the shadow creature, starting to turn the tide on it and have him doing the chasing instead of being chased by the shadow itself. I do like how he reunites with one of his old friends in order to take on the shadow creature at the end together. I do like how it is not something giant climatic battle but just a matter of outsmarting and finding one's true identity and rectifying the actions of once past.

This is a Reddit post, not an academic essay. I am not going to excuse my occasional lapses in grammar or my paragraph structure. This is all talk to text. I know I do not go into much detail regarding all the specific characters and locations. I do not remember them all because I read several books right after this one

Based on my experience posting in previously posting on this subreddit, apparently it seems to be a cardinal sin if you do not fully understand and appreciate a book the first time you read it. You are not allowed to find something confusing or be lost. Well I am secure enough to admit that there were times where I was lost or confused when reading this book. The author's writing style is unique, but I do how technical her prose, word play, exposition, and descriptions are. Like I mentioned before, it is all these nuances which establishes her identity as an author. It's not just storytelling and info dump. There is a method to everything and she is skillfully building and guiding us long as appropriate. Like I said before, I may not have100% I've expected everything from this book. However it does challenge me and keeps me curious. I am inclined to read other books in the series and possibly other books by this author.