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A review by paulawind
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
HOW was this book published in the 60s? The MCs are a Blasian man and a genderfluid humanoid. Like… this meets the inclusivity standards of today. It also excels at world building, both taking you out of your world and poking at the flaws of the systems we live in - how all peak sci-fi should be.
I am in awe. I just finished this book and every page was breathtaking in both writing but also character development, relationship building, how it tears off the layers of Theren that finally I learned to love him - and by that I mean understand him - the same as Genly did. The words honestly cannot express how refreshing and genuinely brilliant I think this book is. Ursula created a unique world that is so captivating that for me no one upped her yet, 60 years later. The heart that is here, the tearing of the soul to bear what makes us human when confronted with the other, how our societies are made and why we are the way we are - God, I love sci-fi and opportunities it gives when executed well
I am in awe. I just finished this book and every page was breathtaking in both writing but also character development, relationship building, how it tears off the layers of Theren that finally I learned to love him - and by that I mean understand him - the same as Genly did. The words honestly cannot express how refreshing and genuinely brilliant I think this book is. Ursula created a unique world that is so captivating that for me no one upped her yet, 60 years later. The heart that is here, the tearing of the soul to bear what makes us human when confronted with the other, how our societies are made and why we are the way we are - God, I love sci-fi and opportunities it gives when executed well