Welcome to Litsy!

Thank goodness for Kindle, which obviated my having to bench-press this 1280 page tome.
Truly, I don't know what my excuse was for not picking it up before now.
The series (two trilogies?) is an easy yet intelligent, entertaining read without ever being lightweight. I got wholly engrossed in it, with my favourite volume being "Tehanu" (possibly because I'm a middle-aged woman).
Wonderful book: brilliant author.

The reason I got out of my pyjamas this morning of the long weekend #thankscharlie was to collect these free #sustainablestockton goodies. The littlest step daughter was very excited by the tagged book. It is stunning. Hopefully it will encourage her to read more. The fish book is for my nephew.

I'm actually grateful that I didn't read these books until I was an adult. I'm not sure they would have hit the same for my younger self. I really loved the lecture given at the end that she included called Earthsea Revisioned. It discusses the decisions she made regarding gender and the hero archetype within these books. It is very enlightening about her own growth as an author. This is, hands down, my new favorite series.

I sincerely doubt I'll get through all of these, but I'm going to finally crack into this chunkster for #authoramonth. I ADORE Ursula K. LeGuin!

@Soubhiville

Name the last book that made you cry. (Without spoilers please.) The story in book 5 of this omnibus, The Books of Earthsea, called "On the High Marsh" just did me in. (Kiki napping in the sun was oblivious.)

At 993 pages this one is going to take me a minute to get through. But to be fair it is because it is all 4 books in one, plus additional content. I'm loving it so far though. (Fireplace courtesy of YouTube tv.)

I'm planning on starting this series soon. I've only heard good things, and I want to replace HP in my brain for obvious reasons. I'm pretty excited about it. (This is the replacement book they sent. Sadly some of the pages are folded but I didn't trust getting a better copy given their track record.)

My husband ordered me a book he knew I wanted from Amazon. This is the condition it arrived in. You cannot convince me that whoever boxed it didn't know it was damaged. Or maybe they damaged it themselves. Luckily returns are easy. But another reason why brick and mortar stores are better. Can I get a moment of silence for this poor book though.

#WeRemember Day 3: My daughter and I only managed to read the first book in this series of #UrsulaLeGuin - but planning to continue soonest. 💕

Happy New Year! First book of the year.

This is one of my most favorite physical books I own.

#TheBooksOfEarthsea #UrsulaKLeGuin #Charlesvess #illustratededition

Today‘s B&N haul, yep, bags too which are gorgeous! What I‘m most excited about is this absolute gem I got, The Books of Earthsea!!! I‘ve been trying to buy this book for the LONGEST time, like over a year!! I started reading the copy I borrowed from the library but when I turned it back in, I vowed the next time I picked it back up, it would my own copy. I‘m excited for the others too, don‘t get me wrong, lol! 🙌🏽🙌🏽😍❤️❤️

I finally picked it up!! 🙆‍♂️🙆‍♂️

Gonna read it slooooow. Dip in a bit at a time and get lost in all of it. 🥰

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤

#WyrdAndWonder day 12: Desert Island Reads

If I were stranded on a desert island, what 8 books, 1 other entertainment & 1 comforting item would I take? I couldn‘t get everything in shot (the castaway elves will have to sort me out with some hard copies 😂)

Full details of tag and choices: https://onemore.org/2021/05/06/desert-island-reads/

This is a rather physical task to read, so I seem to mostly haul it into my lap and read in long bursts, rather than my usual chapter here and there. Apparently I know the text so very well that I can spot minor changes from the Penguin edition I have, e.g. “for this skill of plain sailing had been somewhat sacred on Roke“ -> “for this skill of plain sailing had been somewhat scanted“ (obviously a good correction).

Finally cracking open this beautiful edition because of a reading challenge! The books are a reread for me, and a beloved one.

This edition is soooooo great. I couldn‘t pass it up even though I already had nice copies of other editions. The illustrations are spot on and Le Guin‘s forewords and afterwords are amazing. I got sucked into a pandemic comfort read. I miss you so hard, Ursula Le Guin.

This series was a fabulous journey in a world very much like our own exploring themes of power, responsibility, balance, freedom, life, death, feminism, and so much more. I loved reading not only the original books themselves but also the added content. Ursula K LeGuin's forewords & afterwards were just as interesting to read as the stories themselves. And the extra bonus with this addition is Charles Vess' brillant artwork!

The notion that fantasy is only for the immature rises from an obstinate misunderstanding of both maturity and the imagination.

I gave this volume of Le Guin's Earthsea series to my husband in June and then heard Charles Vess speak on the process and work involved with his illustrations for this project in July. I've been wanting to start it ever since but have been daunted a bit the size of this massive volume. Now seems like a good time to start the 992 pages! (I'm thinking though that this is going to be a read at home and not carry around with me undertaking! 😉)

#shelfie of some beautiful books in my library. Anyone seen the new Dune edition? It's beautiful.

I'd heard about this book and saw it online but I didn't fully appreciate the scale until I saw it in person today. Wow it is a) beautiful and b) huge. Just look how it dwarfs GRRM. It's also 80$. I didn't open it too much since I wasn't going to buy it and didn't want to damage it, so I don't have a great sense of the inside.

Started this last night. I miss LeGuin's words.

I have been reading to my daughter since she was seven days old, seven years old, now seventeen - and until she turns 27, 37, 47, 57 - or until I am breathing and can still read. We had to abandon the illustrated Don Quixote which we were enjoying greatly last December, because #WomenReadWomen2019. So now, we have just finished the second chapter of the massive Books of Earthsea. Biblical tome of a book. LeGuin. Fave Christmas Book Loot!

I boughhhhhht iiiiiiiit! (with help from a 25% off Barnes & Noble coupon.) *gazes dreamily at beautiful tome*

To treasure forever. “For Jill - Enjoy those fights of dragons. Charles Vess.” #Earthsea #fantasy #illustrator #signed #illustratorsigned

It's so pretty! 😍😍😍
*Looks at price* 😫😫😫

For those interested, they're bringing together the complete Earthsea works in one illustrated volume. It looks spectacular!
https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-books-of-earthsea-the-complete-illustrated-...

I just learned that this stunning ILLUSTRATED collection will exist soon! MY WALLET IS READY. HYPE. 😍😍😍💥💥💥👍👍👍💖💖💖👏👏👏 https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/15/17314892/the-book-of-earthsea-wizards-ursula-...