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Title: Disappointing for such an acclaimed work
Review: Given this book's notoriety and the fact it won both the Hugo and the Nebula awards (something 17 other books have done, by the way), I approached this novel with great anticpation. I was very disappointed by book throughout. The premise is interesting enough, but the characters are rather bland and the plot is very esoteric. I kept trying to get into the story, but it failed to captivate me at any point. I attempted to give each chapter a fresh chance to grab my interest, but it was like trying key after key from a key ring to unlock a door only to find that none of the keys fit. While LeGuin is certainly a great writer, this is not her best work. I recommend the Earthsea stories instead (beginning with "A Wizard of Earthsea").
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