Although often described as a childrens book, A wizard of Earthsea should be read by people of any age, and any who read it will be changed by the experience. Its one of those books that inspires and changes your entire perspective on life. Ged, whose humble beginnings as a goatherder fail to deter his destiny as a Wizard, unleases a terrible evil while training to be a Wizard on the island of Roke. What follows is a journey that changes Ged's life forever. Chased and persued within an inch of his life, Ged soon becomes a hunter, learning about wisdom, power and ultimately himself along the way. There is magic in the pages of this book, and it definitely does not deserve to be dissmissed as a childrens book, although the kids will enjoy it immensely.

This book was so unstimulating that i read in in one day just to be rid of it. The characters remain undeveloped as the very modest storyline unfolds itself. For readers of younger ages (10-12) this book would be very interesting because it poses no intellectual difficulties. It passes over months of the characters life with barely a word. It left me with a feeling of com,plete and utter lack of connection with the main character. The fact that someone would even compare this book to Tolkien let alone praising it over him is rediculous. I would actually reread sewctions of the book figuring i must have left out an entire chapter since seemingly important sections of a characters life were just passed by. I would not recommend this book to anyone over the age of 13 unless you have an afternoon to waste.

I started this novel with a great deal of anticipation; I had read reviews, and seen this book on many fan lists, so I bought it.Usually, when I start the first book in a fantasy series, I spend many sleepless nights pouring through each sequel until I have finished the series. This is the first time I had no interest in finding out what happened in the subsequent books.The stories and characters were horribly underdeveloped. Neither were built up enough for me to even care about what happened to them. The entire approach to wizardry felt overly simplistic for the fantastic events that were supposedly happening.I haven't been this disappointed with anything since I saw Dungeons and Dragons (what a pile that thing was).

this book has such a lack of imagery and a weak predictible plot that it dosen't compare to tolkien's masterpiece. it's storyline is long and drawnout for a simple plot as a wizard who chased his shadow. all i can say is if you want something to read this is it but if you want a good fantasy worth your time try tolkien, terry goodkind, or brian jaques.

I really wasn't impressed with this novel. I found it lacking not only in action but also in depth, plot and meaning. I guess I'm just missing something, but to me it seemed like nothing happened, like I wasted a few good hours of my life that I could have spent drooling in front of the TV. I don't know why i kept reading through the third book, probably my misinterpreted view that there is to be a point to novels. Three books of short, shallow sentances that move the plot along at a snail's crawl. She introduces characters and then just forgets about them(Tombs of Atuan?) What was the second book for anyway? To prove he could hunt treasure and lure small girls from their homes? But I digress, the first book is a bore of epic proportions(despite being 150 pages) that track the misdemeanors of an ignoble youth who (SURPRISE!) eventually becomes the Archmage. I didn't even think it was written well...

I hated this book. It had a boring plot, it was hard to understand. It is one of the worst fantasynovels I have ever read.