#the payoff of this series is not one I expected in the slightest but it was so worth it
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I just finished the final book of the Earthsea Cycle and oh my god. There are no words to describe that ending or how well it fit. It settled so perfectly and so neatly. It went exactly where it meant to go and no I do not have the words to describe what exactly that intent or path was just that it existed.
Genuinely, the Earthsea Cycle is one of my all time favorite series. It's just so curious and so deep but also not at the same time. The lessons of the series are so fantastic and ones that I believe are impactful no matter your age. The exploration of being a woman in a world dominated by men is incredible in this series as well as the process of finding your place in the world and sometimes acknowledging that it isn't what you thought it'd be.
Each book I love more than the last. The Other Wind is so damn good. I love Alder as a character. I love Irian. I love Azver. I love the Kargish princess and her own character development. Lebannenn's character growth as well. Like just. It's so incredible. It also makes me appreciate Tales from Earthsea more because it's shocking how much each of those short stories truly contribute to the world building and conclusion of the series.
The way the story just slowly built up to the events of The Other Wind is also just incredible considering the time between the books being published especially in the second half of the series. The consistency is incredible and you really don't actually know where it is all going until the end yet everything pays off still.
Just god. I love it so much.
#im#my rambles#my ramblings#earthsea#earthsea cycle#the other wind#god this world genuinely took me by surprise in so many good ways#i love a good book where you have an idea of where its going but not exactly the details#the payoff of this series is not one I expected in the slightest but it was so worth it#i genuinely cant get over how surprisingly important every book and story told is to the overall world#things you wrote off as small details swing back around in the best way possible#god im making myself insane about my own thoughts lol#ursula k le guin is an incredible author and if you read the earthsea cycle get the copies with the afterwords because they add and help#the afterwords give interesting insight to the thought process and intentions of the story that really help the reader understand it more
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