A review by emegallego
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

5.0

I was about to give it 4 stars because the beginning felt a bit slow to me, but the story develops too beautifully to not give it a 5-star rating. I was afraid I was getting myself into one of these very dense 'political' science fiction books (which I was not in the mood for), but the point of view gradually shifts into a sociological/emotional perspective that is quite original. The main characters have complex personalities that are disentangled slowly and organically throughout the book, and when you reach the end, you feel like you almost know them personally and are sad to let them go when you close the book.