I read the whole Earthsea cycle, courtesy of ithilwen, plus "The Left Hand of Darkness" (that one in Hungarian translation, back in the goode olde days when actual writers used to do those translations, unlike now), and "The Birthday of the World". That's basically it. And I ended up depressed every time.
It's not the actual events that make me depressed, although they can be hard enough most of the time. I feel some bone-deep hopelessnes every time I read her stuff, no matter how wonderful it is.
It's an interesting contrast to Tolkien, actually. When I read the Professor, even if it's about bloodshed and death and other unpleasant things, I can still feel the unshakable hope behind the whole thing. Perhaps I react to the stout believer in him, although I can't compare myself to him in that department... neither do I want to. Must be a Catholic thing. *g*
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Date: 2010-09-23 04:51 pm (UTC)It's not the actual events that make me depressed, although they can be hard enough most of the time. I feel some bone-deep hopelessnes every time I read her stuff, no matter how wonderful it is.
It's an interesting contrast to Tolkien, actually. When I read the Professor, even if it's about bloodshed and death and other unpleasant things, I can still feel the unshakable hope behind the whole thing. Perhaps I react to the stout believer in him, although I can't compare myself to him in that department... neither do I want to. Must be a Catholic thing. *g*