Penguin Galaxy The Left Hand of Darkness, (Hardcover)

from grahzny

Like many LeGuin books, it's subtle at times, a little overbearing at times, and very beautiful, personal, and touching. There's a reason this is one of her most famous books: it's thoughtful and well-done.

from DanTarlin

I decided to read this book again- I did so 30 years ago when I was in college, and didn't remember anything about it except that I liked it back then. At that time, I read a bunch of Leguin's books, and liked them all; my memory is that her stories all center on arduous physical journeys, and th...

from ladycato

This was my first time reading this classic work of science fiction. Genly Ai is an Earth-bore ambassador for a confederacy of planets called the Ekumen. He is on the planet Gethen, which is locked in a persistant Ice Age, in order to introduce himself to the governments and hopefully open the wa...

from jonbrammer

Le Guin has a berth in the science fiction hall of fame, largely on the strength of novels like Left Hand. In her introduction, she acknowledges that all science fiction is allegorical, and that hers is especially so. It's up to the reader to unravel the implications for our own world. She does...

from Castlelass

The Left Hand of Darkness is a seminal book of science fiction, part of Le Guin's Hainish Cycle series, but it can be read as a standalone. On the surface this book is about a solitary human envoy, a representative of a league of worlds, attempting to convince nations of an isolated planet to joi...