10.6k reviews for:

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin

4.07 AVERAGE

imightbeabird's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

mmotheaterr's review against another edition

5.0

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"and i wondered, not for the first time, what patriotism is, what the love of country truly consists of, how that yearning loyalty that had shaken my friend's voice arises, and how so real a love can become, too often, so foolish and vile a bigotry. where does it go wrong?"

kirstinlwx's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

annamains's review

4.25

medium-paced

ilovecriminalminds3's review against another edition

2.0

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tangled's review against another edition

4.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

horsemackerel's review against another edition

5.0

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Favorite book of all time probably. Mandatory reading for anyone interested in scifi and/or gender.

eliotjay's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

madame_redd's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

writerres27's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes