Hello! I enjoyed The Lord of the Rings as much as anyone, and the movies as well. I think that LeGuin's EarthSea Trilogy is a masterpiece. It didn't have the scope the LOTR did, probably because she addressed conflict that the main character could address and much of the story tension involved the personality of GED, the main character.
I don't think much of the follow-up books in the series. She seems to be trying to make a point in those stories rather than telling a story.
Though EarthSea was an award winner, it didn't seem to have the impact that the LOTR did. I'm not sure why. Any insights? Best regards.
Though Le Guin is an unquestioned master and the favorite of many, she's not one of my favorites. Again, I'm not saying that she's not good. She's been writing best sellers since the 1960s. She just doesn't do it for me as much as the Tolkiens, Howards, Eriksons, Donaldsons, and Martins of the world. Though I'm about as far from being a chauvinist as a man can be, I tend to enjoy fantasy written by men more than women. My favorite woman fantasist is probably Patricia McKillup.
All that said, I've read LOTR at least 25 times, but I only read the first three of Earthsea once, and those so long ago that I barely remember them. So I'm not the best judge, in this regard.
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