I started reading Ursula K. LeGuin’s Three Hainish Novels: Rocannon’s World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions (complete in one volume). I grabbed the book the other morning from the garage sale books that my brother found, and it really smells of mildew. It found it difficult to read and I could not keep any interest in it. I gave up after the first 30 pages. It might have been the smell or this damn headache, but it has to do with my inability to connect with the characters. The book is full of scene switches and action that I have trouble following. What is more, I did not care enough to go back and see what was going on. By the time I was through a few dozen pages the story had gotten away from me and I did not want to continue.

I realize that there are many LeGuin fans out there and many people who would like to read this book. I did not like the Earthsea books, and I did not like Left Hand of Darkness, so I don’t expect that I will try this book again.

If you want the book, make three comments on this blog on three different posts. Once you have made the three posts, email me your snail mail address and I’ll ship the book out book rate to you.