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A review by mianderingbard
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
4.0
This was a fascinating look at how societies would function if gender, essentially, did not exist. I also very much enjoyed it as a tale of ‘fidelity and betrayal’.
I found that I wanted more out of it, however, and I believe most of my—less critiques and more wishes—were addressed in Le Guin’s essay ‘Is Gender Necessary? Redux (1976/1987)’ which tackles such things as the gendered pronoun that does much to render Estravan as ‘man’ and less ‘manwoman’, the male viewpoint (at least superficially), the structures of government etc.
I’d like to read it again, and see how it fits.
I found that I wanted more out of it, however, and I believe most of my—less critiques and more wishes—were addressed in Le Guin’s essay ‘Is Gender Necessary? Redux (1976/1987)’ which tackles such things as the gendered pronoun that does much to render Estravan as ‘man’ and less ‘manwoman’, the male viewpoint (at least superficially), the structures of government etc.
I’d like to read it again, and see how it fits.