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A review by travelgirlut
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
3.0
This book started slow for me. I didn't get what it was supposed to be about. Reading it in little snippets here and there probably contributed to that. I finally sat down and gave it a good solid go, and it started to grow on me. By the time I got to the end I was sad it was over because I had finally fallen under the spell that Le Guin's writing usually puts me under.
I'm still not sure what the underlying theme of the book was supposed to be (others say race/gender/feminist, etc.), but it definitely had a profound feel to it. Sadly I wasn't in a state of mind while reading it to be able to give it much deep thought. Also unfortunately, I probably won't come back to it later for a second read to figure it out. There are too many books in the world for me to read one a second time in the hopes of understanding it better.
I'm still not sure what the underlying theme of the book was supposed to be (others say race/gender/feminist, etc.), but it definitely had a profound feel to it. Sadly I wasn't in a state of mind while reading it to be able to give it much deep thought. Also unfortunately, I probably won't come back to it later for a second read to figure it out. There are too many books in the world for me to read one a second time in the hopes of understanding it better.