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A Wizard Of Earthsea
A Wizard of Earthsea is a disappointing book with outdated language, and poor attention to detail. From the first page to the last, archaic language made A Wizard of Earthsea difficult to understand for a modern reader, and frustratingly decrepit. On the very first page readers struggle through sentences worded as: “many a Gontish man has gone forth to…” and onto the very last page “taking a course somewhat northward of their outbound…” which creates an irritatingly condescending tone that is unnecessary, even for a “classic”. Not only the language but the setting is incredibly hard to follow, with several overly detailed maps included that depict a land quite different from that which is described in the book. For example, Gont is a land
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