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A review by jeremynelson0899
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The plot was fantastic, no question about it.
What let it down enough for me to reduce the rating to 3.5 stars is that the writing went on and on and on and on and on, without making a point. This to the stage where I did not want to pick it up- the little progress I made each time seemed paintful.
I kept going because of the plot, the social speculation surround gender, and the political climate of this world Le Guin built in such detail was all well-done. The next book by this author I will read is Earthsea, and I have many hopes for it. Unless its prose is just as purpley as in The Left Hand of Darkness.
What let it down enough for me to reduce the rating to 3.5 stars is that the writing went on and on and on and on and on, without making a point. This to the stage where I did not want to pick it up- the little progress I made each time seemed paintful.
I kept going because of the plot, the social speculation surround gender, and the political climate of this world Le Guin built in such detail was all well-done. The next book by this author I will read is Earthsea, and I have many hopes for it. Unless its prose is just as purpley as in The Left Hand of Darkness.