The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
A human male emissary to a planet of androgynous humans attempts to open them up to the rest of the galactic human civilizations navigates the religious, social, cultural, and political webs that cross the two largest nations of the planet. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin is a science fiction novel that deals sex and gender that changed the genre as well as put her into the forefront of it as well.
Having heard that significance of this book as well the importance of the author to science fiction and fantasy, I felt the need to make sure I read it. Upon completing it I found it a fine narrative and an interesting worldbuilding that Le Guin created in social structures and political systems, and I personally found that the book reveals two different means for its title. However, the 55 years since the book published—at time of reading—things have changed in fiction and real life that have blunted its impact, namely another book and it’s adapted film franchise as well as certain sports controversies including one that happened while I was reading this book. Frankly this is a good read and I’m not disappointed in reading it, but unlike when it first came out its “impact” isn’t really felt to me personally.
The Left Hand of Darkness is one of Ursula K. Le Guin’s best-known works, while I felt it was good I didn’t feel the impact that is associated with one of this book’s main themes which probably affected my overall view of the book.
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