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A review by knightley18
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
5.0
5 stars to this incredibly imaginative tale by Ursula K. Le Guin! I am new to the realm of science fiction although less so to speculative fiction. I always thought that science fiction was usually disturbing like Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron but was delightedly surprised by the tenderness of Le Guin's characters.
The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of Genly Ai, an envoy to the Ekumen (kind of like the UN but for worlds instead of nations) who comes to a planet called Gethen (Winter) where gender does not exist. There he meets Estraven the prime minister of Karhide. The relationship between Genly and Estraven is one of the most complex and interesting I've seen in a novel and the poignancy of the story sneaks up on you as subtle as the practice of shrifgrethor (Manners in Karhide).
The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of Genly Ai, an envoy to the Ekumen (kind of like the UN but for worlds instead of nations) who comes to a planet called Gethen (Winter) where gender does not exist. There he meets Estraven the prime minister of Karhide. The relationship between Genly and Estraven is one of the most complex and interesting I've seen in a novel and the poignancy of the story sneaks up on you as subtle as the practice of shrifgrethor (Manners in Karhide).