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Review Date: 6/24/2015
This book had an interesting selection of designs and projects. It seemed easy to read and follow. I ordered it thinking it was about weaving on a loom - not chair rushing, there was no cover image at the time. This is still a great book and I wanted to start a project after reading it.
Review Date: 4/1/2012
This book had a lot of "nice" designs, but nothing really jumped out at me. It is, in general, minimalist. It did give me some ideas, not a lot. I really liked that it was a collection of items from a number of sources not an ad book from a specific company with all of their own products in the mix. I think I just didn't like it much - not that the book or ideas were bad - it just was not to my taste.
Review Date: 4/1/2012
I read this book in one sitting, I could not put it down. It was excellent. It challenges traditional ideas of the afterlife and death and delivers a story you cannot walk away from until you know what comes next. It did find myself skimming over some of the details in points - as though the descriptions were so detailed it was hard to absorb but overall the book was very good. You will probably cry.
Review Date: 5/14/2012
This book is very good and I enjoyed reading it, however, it is very different than the other Earthsea books. So different that I would venture to say it is in the Earthsea world and not a Earthsea Cycle in the Dungeons and Dragons sense of organization.
I have found myself wondering what happened to Ursula Le Guin that gave her the perspective she writes with in this story. As a woman writing in a Science Fiction/Fantasy genre she must have encountered an amazing amount of sexism and misogyny and could be part of the story.
It is clear that the story is about Tenar and Therru, their experience and their struggle to be exceptional women in a world that values almost nothing about them simply because they are in fact women. But the story is also about modern society and feminisim, although I am loathe to use the word since so many have decided its meaning is something other than it is.
It is a good story on its own, it is also an interesting commentary on modern gender roles, the human need for hatred and fear of those who are different. I don't feel that these sub-themes detract from the story but make it more complete.
I have found myself wondering what happened to Ursula Le Guin that gave her the perspective she writes with in this story. As a woman writing in a Science Fiction/Fantasy genre she must have encountered an amazing amount of sexism and misogyny and could be part of the story.
It is clear that the story is about Tenar and Therru, their experience and their struggle to be exceptional women in a world that values almost nothing about them simply because they are in fact women. But the story is also about modern society and feminisim, although I am loathe to use the word since so many have decided its meaning is something other than it is.
It is a good story on its own, it is also an interesting commentary on modern gender roles, the human need for hatred and fear of those who are different. I don't feel that these sub-themes detract from the story but make it more complete.
Review Date: 4/8/2021
I lot of fun to read. Had me laughing out loud in many places. A good balance of serious vs humorous writing, as with all Pratchett books. Even my kids enjoy it, I would recommend it to anyone.
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