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304 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473221628
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication date: 13 April 2017
Description
Genly Ai is an ethnologist observing the people of the planet Gethen, a world perpetually in winter. The people there are androgynous, normally neuter, but they can become male or female at the peak of their sexual cycle. They seem to Genly Ai ali...
Community Reviews Summary of 23,088 reviews
Moods
adventurous 72%
challenging 50%
emotional 39%
mysterious 23%
dark 20%
hopeful 19%
tense 19%
sad 18%
inspiring 17%
informative 6%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 35% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Confinement, Forced institutionalizationModerate
Incest, Suicide, TortureMinor
Pregnancy, Sexism, Miscarriage304 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473221628
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication date: 13 April 2017
Description
Genly Ai is an ethnologist observing the people of the planet Gethen, a world perpetually in winter. The people there are androgynous, normally neuter, but they can become male or female at the peak of their sexual cycle. They seem to Genly Ai ali...
Community Reviews Summary of 23,088 reviews
Moods
adventurous 72%
challenging 50%
emotional 39%
mysterious 23%
dark 20%
hopeful 19%
tense 19%
sad 18%
inspiring 17%
informative 6%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 35% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Confinement, Forced institutionalizationModerate
Incest, Suicide, TortureMinor
Pregnancy, Sexism, Miscarriage