This wonderful story was originally written as a fairy tale for children, and served its purpose well – but now it’s mostly known for the fact that the famous “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy grew out of it.
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I came across this book in a local bookstore. The choice of books in English in our local stores leaves something to be desired, but sometimes I manage to find a hidden gem or two. My husband, who’d read it translated a few years ago, wanted me to read it as soon as I could, but I had other plans. Finally, yesterday I picked the book up from the shelf where it patiently waited for me – and my journey to Earthsea started.
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“The Weirdstone of Brisingamen” was sent to us as a gift to my daughter who is studying English. Well, she is 11 and might indeed like the book, but she needs more lessons before she can deal with it. The hardest part for her would be dealing with Gowther Mossock’s Cheshire accent. I thought of trying to read the book out loud to her, but first decided to get acquainted with it myself.
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Reviewing “The Lord of the Rings” seems a task comparable to moving the Eiffel Tower. Three huge volumes of exciting adventures happening in a totally different imaginary world are certainly too great, too epic and too important for the world literature to receive just a usual brief review. They deserve a lot more than that – at the very least, an article.
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