The Book Sill - A Wizard of Earthsea

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Fantasy relies on cliches and Ursula Le Guin does not avoid them. But the language she uses to tell this tale of becoming of age approaches perfection. Her voice has the bluntness, the darkness of the myth and the softness of a fable. Authors like Philip Pullman or Terry Pratchett might have stolen some of her scenes. For all their talent they have not approached the beauty of these pages.



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The Book Sill - Le Magasin des suicides

Le Magasin des suicides by Jean Teulé

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Only when the tone turns tragic does Jean Teule show some talent. Otherwise the style is loose and vulgar without being funny. Why do we French seem unable to write comedy novels, when our theater is so full of comedy plays ? It is a mystery.
Thanks to a handful of charming baroque scenes, Teule's book excapes the zero star.



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