A review by silvae
The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition, by Ursula K. Le Guin
5.0
I reread this story multiple times the evening I finished my big Earthsea collection book. This story recounts Ged's final moments, looking back at the adventures he embarked on over the course of his long life, and the people he met along the way - I desperately missed Estarriol in The Other Wind, so it was nice to know that Ged still remembered him after all these years.
Once I finished reading the story the first time around, I felt immensely sad. I started reading Ursula K. Le Guin after she passed, and I feel an ache knowing that I can't send a letter to her or her publisher, thanking her for these stories and also the vulnerability with which she wrote this final story. It was released posthumously, but I do think there is a lot of her in this reminiscing.
Have you ever looked into a fire on a dark evening and just zoned out, feeling your thoughts ebb and flow in front of your mind's eye? Reading Firelight feels exactly like that.
Once I finished reading the story the first time around, I felt immensely sad. I started reading Ursula K. Le Guin after she passed, and I feel an ache knowing that I can't send a letter to her or her publisher, thanking her for these stories and also the vulnerability with which she wrote this final story. It was released posthumously, but I do think there is a lot of her in this reminiscing.
Have you ever looked into a fire on a dark evening and just zoned out, feeling your thoughts ebb and flow in front of your mind's eye? Reading Firelight feels exactly like that.