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A review by zalesbian
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
A very slow start. But once I got to page 120, or so, I couldn't put it down. It was captivating and very tense.
As a gender queer individual myself, I found the first part of the book to be dull I felt like the hero was projecting his gender too strongly on these people. But that was very much the point, and Ursula K Le Guin did an excellent job of altering his, and ours, perception as the story progressed.
Ultimately, it was a love story. It was Broke Back Mountain set on an alien planet and I loved it.
As a gender queer individual myself, I found the first part of the book to be dull I felt like the hero was projecting his gender too strongly on these people. But that was very much the point, and Ursula K Le Guin did an excellent job of altering his, and ours, perception as the story progressed.
Ultimately, it was a love story. It was Broke Back Mountain set on an alien planet and I loved it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Excrement
Moderate: Sexual content
Content warning: graphic descriptions of prisons related to Concentration Camps.
Content Warning: moderate description of genitals/gender/sexuality.