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Always Coming Home - Ursula K. LeGuin - I absolutely loved this book. I'm still keep thinking about the Kesh people that this book explores. Very strange read, absolutely recommended.
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The Fifth Season - N K Jemisin - Really enjoyed this book. The way it uses perspective was really great. The ending felt okay. I'm definitely going to be picking up the next one sometime soon.
Currently reading Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer, which has been a fascinating read thus far, but I'm only halfway through.
After that I'm planning on reading Among Others by Jo Walton (I loved her Thessaly series)
Le Guin is far and a way my favorite author. I've found her work to be consistently interesting and relevant.
The magic school part of it is also interesting compared to the kinds of stories that come later (see: Harry Potter), because the school is actually competent. The teachers are good mentors and provide an actually safe learning environment. As a result, not much of the story actually takes place there and the only thing that goes wrong is because of Ged's own personal failings.