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Expectations Shattered

I wrote an article for The Cultural Gutter: Expectations Shattered

Let’s say you’re reading a book about a boy who grows up to be a wizard. That’s a very familiar story… so do you want exactly what you’re expecting? Or are you prepared for something new and interesting? Ursula K. Le Guin’s famous Earthsea series started with a boy wizard, but even the first book, A Wizard of Earthsea, was unusual. Each subsequent book in the series got more iconoclastic - it’s surprise after surprise, but if you’re up for it as a reader, Le Guin will win you over.