Tehanu : l'últim llibre de Terramar (1990)

I still don't really understand the book or what the point of the gendered magic of Earthsea is about, but I really like Tehanu. She's such a complex character, she's strong but not immune to fear. She's incredibly kind, but has an anger in her that feels uniquely feminine. She chooses to live a humble life, but never forgets her past as a queen.

This is one of those books that I think I'd like more if someone could explain it to me, it might deserve a second read.

Made the farthest shore worth reading ( )

Pure feminist genius. I can't describe enough how mind-blowingly well the exploration of the themes in this book is executed. It takes the seemingly powerless characters-women, children, the elderly, the disabled-and showcases their true power. The afterword brings it all together and makes me love Le Guin even more. Just go pick up this series right now. ( )

Much darker then the earlier books in the series but also full of hope.

By darker I mean dark, a little girl is raped, beaten and thrown into a fire. Ged the powerful archmage is powerless and broken, Tenar is cursed can't speak nor even think. But some light shines through. The king comes seeking Ged and saves Tenar and Tehanu, Ged saves Tenar and Tehanu stabbing a robber with a pitch fork. Tehanu saves Ged and Tenar by calling her father the dragon Kalessin
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Tenar has been living on Gont, where she takes in an abused child who had survived a fire.

Annoyingly obscure. People give each other significant looks or come to sudden realisations with no indication to the reader of what the significance or realisation is. I don't know if I want to continue with this series. ( )