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A review by hakimbriki
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Ursula Le Guin's breathtaking descriptive style, imagination, and her ability to appeal to a wide array of emotions are unmatched in science fiction. The alien race in this book is fascinating and very atypical, in ways that will make you meditate on the binary concept of gender and the fluidity of identity, human connection, and culture shock. The antagonists are much less fleshed out than the heroes, and remain rather passive throughout the book.. which is a detriment to the experience as a whole. Nevertheless, The Left Hand of Darkness remains a very emotional and thought-provoking journey.
Ursula Le Guin's breathtaking descriptive style, imagination, and her ability to appeal to a wide array of emotions are unmatched in science fiction. The alien race in this book is fascinating and very atypical, in ways that will make you meditate on the binary concept of gender and the fluidity of identity, human connection, and culture shock. The antagonists are much less fleshed out than the heroes, and remain rather passive throughout the book.. which is a detriment to the experience as a whole. Nevertheless, The Left Hand of Darkness remains a very emotional and thought-provoking journey.