A Wizard of Earthsea

I love almost everything ABOUT this book — a non-white hero, an emphasis on introspection instead of battle, a non-traditional hero quest, a novel and coherent take on how magic “works” and the power of names — but I just didn't enjoy the book itself. The pacing was odd, with long sections of build-up to resolutions that just suddenly happen, because magic. I'm happy that this book exists and is such a highly-regarded classic; I just didn't get anything out of it, and I doubt I would have even if I'd read it when I was the target age.