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The Earthsea books are some of my favorites, especially the first two. The first has a fairly standard coming of age story but the setting is wonderfully unique. The second book though is where I think LeGuin shines. The perspective and empathy we get for the narrator is unrivaled.
I've never figured out why Jon hates LeGuin so much, maybe it's because she rarely writes thriller type novels. Her prose is excellent, without being overdone, and the stories are very unique and generally have a lot of social commentary. The Dispossessed, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, etc.
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