10.5k reviews for:

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin

4.07 AVERAGE

jluyendyk's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sfreader2001's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

azita's review against another edition

5.0

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Magnificent imagination. I’ll continue to think about the concepts raised in this book for a long time to come I‘m sure.

zeena's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes

lialilya's review against another edition

3.5

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

ailst's review against another edition

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I love the world building. I love cool worlds. I love politics impacted by culture. I love this. Aro go brrrrrr

alivewhenever's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lukeskybl0cker's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

milton's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Deportation

Moderate: Gun violence, Incest, Blood, Police brutality, Grief

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, War

zenithmalhotra's review against another edition

5.0

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I don't like a lot of Sci-Fi, so I'm ecstatic when I do. Spectacularly imagined and expertly penned. Wonderful winter read.