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Honeybadger

Honeybadger@books.mxhdr.net

Joined 7 months ago

I read almost everything. Some things more than others.

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The Tombs of Atuan (Paperback, 1975, Bantam Books) 5 stars

When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of …

I loved it

5 stars

I find the start of Le Guin’s Earthsea books always a little bit of a struggle but they always turn out great. It happened with a the Wizard of Earthsea and it happened with the Tombs of Atuan. After the first couple of chapters you get pulled in. Le Guin’s style is more reflective than adventurous and that’s what I really love.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It makes you think and there are some really great quotes there. For example: “What she had begun to learn was the weight of liberty. Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one. The road goes upward toward the light; but the laden traveler may never reach the end of it.”

Read it!

Circe (Hardcover, 2018, Little, Brown and Company) 4 stars

The daring, dazzling, and highly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Song …

I enjoyed it

3 stars

It was generally good, although not as great as I expected it to be. It tended to drone on a bit in places.

But good for those who want a quick overview of some parts of Greek mythology, especially about Odysseus.

Pandora's Jar (Paperback) 5 stars

The Greek myths are one of the most important cultural foundation-stones of the modern world. …

Fantastic

5 stars

I loved this book. It narrates Greek myths from the perspectives of goddesses and female monsters. I heard it on audible and it is read by Natalie herself and she has read it brilliantly. Highly recommended!