tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post2690984532231604262..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: A Wizard of Earthsea: Ursula K. Le GuinTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-299402338941868762015-06-22T21:18:19.899-07:002015-06-22T21:18:19.899-07:00I am coming to them late in life, Moira. I will sa...I am coming to them late in life, Moira. I will sample different stages of her writing.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-66218903761908109152015-06-22T13:06:41.700-07:002015-06-22T13:06:41.700-07:00I know so many people love and admire Ursula LeGui...I know so many people love and admire Ursula LeGuin - I tried them when I was a child, and then tried them on my own children, and never really got on with them. We all have different tastes... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-28254365876595226802015-06-20T15:32:40.932-07:002015-06-20T15:32:40.932-07:00I am definitely interested in THE LEFT HAND OF DAR...I am definitely interested in THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS. Do you think it helps to read anything before that. And thanks for the recommendation for the short story collection.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-37215335336971382702015-06-20T15:26:04.271-07:002015-06-20T15:26:04.271-07:00I am glad I caught you in that kind of mood, Todd....I am glad I caught you in that kind of mood, Todd. You are right, I don't know much about these authors although I have heard some of the names. I had thought about trying to find a copy of this. Or other issues of Fantastic in that time period. So thanks for the list of contents.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-10839892216903694052015-06-20T14:45:01.705-07:002015-06-20T14:45:01.705-07:00Caught me in a burbling mood, clearly! And these w...Caught me in a burbling mood, clearly! And these writers' names might not mean too much to you, despite excelling in forms other than sf and fantasy as well, but here's the contents of the issue of FANTASTIC that featured "The Word of Unbinding": <br />Contents (view Concise Listing)<br /><br />5 • Editorial (Fantastic, January 1964) • [Editorial (Fantastic)] • essay by uncredited<br />6 • The Lords of Quarmall (Part 1 of 2) • [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • serial by Fritz Leiber and Harry Fischer<br />6 • The Lords of Quarmall (Part 1 of 2) • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh ]<br />52 • Minnesota Gothic • shortstory by Thomas M. Disch [as by Dobbin Thorpe ]<br />52 • Minnesota Gothic • interior artwork by Lutjens<br />66 • The Word of Unbinding • [Earthsea Cycle] • shortstory by Ursula K. Le Guin<br />66 • The Word of Unbinding • interior artwork by Lee Brown Coye<br />74 • Last Order • novelette by George Locke [as by Gordon Walters ]<br />74 • Last Order • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay<br />114 • A Thesis on Social Forms and Social Controls in the U.S.A. • shortstory by Thomas M. Disch (variant of Thesis on Social Forms and Social Controls in the U.S.A.)<br />115 • A Thesis on Social Forms and Social Controls in the U.S.A. • interior artwork by Dan Adkins [as by Adkins ]<br />127 • Fantasy Books (Fantastic, January 1964) • [Fantasy Books (Fantastic)] • essay by S. E. Cotts<br />127 • Review: The Sundial by Shirley Jackson • review by S. E. Cotts<br />128 • Review: Stranger Than Life by R. DeWitt Miller • review by S. E. Cotts<br />bc • Last Order [bc] • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay<br />Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-53771114848364019572015-06-20T14:34:05.145-07:002015-06-20T14:34:05.145-07:00If you were convinced and not too much distracted ...If you were convinced and not too much distracted by the description of the setting, as with historical fiction or sf, she did the job well. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-90293658258037536002015-06-20T14:32:42.304-07:002015-06-20T14:32:42.304-07:00Try the short story collection THE WIND'S TWEL...Try the short story collection THE WIND'S TWELVE QUARTERS, and certainly her criticism and nonfiction about writing collection, THE LANGUAGE OF THE NIGHT. Along with some obvious choices among her novels such as THE DISPOSSESSED and THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-46749916486468840942015-06-19T22:07:49.914-07:002015-06-19T22:07:49.914-07:00I have certainly gotten the impression that her bo...I have certainly gotten the impression that her books are enjoyed and admired.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-1356814845596957222015-06-19T22:06:21.858-07:002015-06-19T22:06:21.858-07:00Thanks for all that information, Todd. Your enthus...Thanks for all that information, Todd. Your enthusiasm is catching.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24340822905705895782015-06-19T21:48:02.252-07:002015-06-19T21:48:02.252-07:00I want to read more of this series, some of her sc...I want to read more of this series, some of her sci fi, and maybe some of her non-fiction.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24126063227670550632015-06-19T08:51:06.518-07:002015-06-19T08:51:06.518-07:00Great book. Wonderful writer!Great book. Wonderful writer!jhegenbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082204163626888629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-61422974125537616692015-06-19T07:34:45.096-07:002015-06-19T07:34:45.096-07:00Ah. Cut and paste error in the first reply, sorry....Ah. Cut and paste error in the first reply, sorry. Meanwhile, the third volume won Le Guin the National Book Award.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-23557203017132874682015-06-19T07:32:40.914-07:002015-06-19T07:32:40.914-07:00Le Guin was unstinting in her praise of Lalli...wh...Le Guin was unstinting in her praise of Lalli...who basically bought her first several fantasy stories to see print, in the earliest '60s...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-72717452570996639782015-06-19T07:31:34.743-07:002015-06-19T07:31:34.743-07:00The stories that sparked the novel were first publ...The stories that sparked the novel were first published in a magazine I loved, FANTASTIC, the title of which has been revived as a semipro magazine that isn't up to the level that isn't up to the level of the original run at its best. Cele Goldsmith, later Cele Lalli, was her editor there, and Le Guin would offer her novel THE LATHE OF HEAVEN to its sibling magazine AMAZING SCIENCE FICTION when it was later edited by Lalli's successor Ted White, who was editing FANTASTIC when I started reading it. You win, for least Forgotten book for this Friday! http://socialistjazz.blogspot.com/2012/07/cele-goldsmithlalli-interviewed-by.htmlTodd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54997951250363789302015-06-19T00:16:11.263-07:002015-06-19T00:16:11.263-07:00I do want to re-read these as I remember loving th...I do want to re-read these as I remember loving these as a kid - thanks Tracy.Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-45270937432611790982015-06-18T18:19:44.703-07:002015-06-18T18:19:44.703-07:00Searoad sounds very interesting, Katrina. I had he...Searoad sounds very interesting, Katrina. I had heard that she had written outside of the SF and fantasy genres. I am glad to hear your husband likes the books, I am planning to read some of her science fiction also.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-76906524852291862742015-06-18T18:18:16.333-07:002015-06-18T18:18:16.333-07:00I think these books would appeal to you, Prashant....I think these books would appeal to you, Prashant. I do hope you find some of them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-13331727274187299032015-06-18T18:17:19.673-07:002015-06-18T18:17:19.673-07:00Le Guin is praised for her skill in worldbuilding,...Le Guin is praised for her skill in worldbuilding, Margot. Being a novice at reading fantasy, I could not judge.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-23375170103198049602015-06-18T12:34:24.876-07:002015-06-18T12:34:24.876-07:00I enjoyed this series way back when ... I also enj...I enjoyed this series way back when ... I also enjoyed Searoad which is a collection of short stories which aren't SF or fantasy. My husband is a big fan, he must have read everything Le Guin has ever written.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-17948017614662936452015-06-18T10:09:05.356-07:002015-06-18T10:09:05.356-07:00Tracy, I have actually come across this author and...Tracy, I have actually come across this author and I'm quite sure that I have seen the book with the cover featured right above at a book exhibition. I will definitely pick it up if I see this or any of the books in the Earthsea trilogy.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-62745672344876105712015-06-18T08:06:20.851-07:002015-06-18T08:06:20.851-07:00Tracy,
I'm glad you enjoyed this one. I'...Tracy,<br /> I'm glad you enjoyed this one. I'm not much a one for fantasy or sci-fi. Still, I give an awful lot of credit to authors who can successfully create completely new realities like that. It says a lot about their imaginations and creativity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-8686453625484218952015-06-17T22:34:31.866-07:002015-06-17T22:34:31.866-07:00I like that image, Col. I don't really think ...I like that image, Col. I don't really think this book is for you, and probably not the rest of her work either since you don't care for fantasy or sci fi, but she does feature some interesting ideas in her fiction.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-2736894311558071612015-06-17T21:04:15.327-07:002015-06-17T21:04:15.327-07:00You know if you locked me in a room with a chair a...You know if you locked me in a room with a chair and this book, I would probably enjoy it, but that would be the only way to get me involved I think. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com