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The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness
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January 25, 2018

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Erika
Sep 29, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: sciencefiction
I finished this book with somewhat mixed feelings. The concept behind it was really interesting, as most of Le Guin's ideas tend to be. There were some pretty great metaphors for the Jungian shadow, and I also enjoyed the obvious exploration of what people would be like if they were truly genderless, though I disagree with the common conception of this as a "feminist" work. It read more like a sociologocial study of this planet and its society than a novel, and I guess that's where it left me a ...more
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Maryanne
Jan 04, 2009 rated it liked it
Interesting history - not so interesting story.
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Jul 21, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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