Books Like The Left Hand of Darkness

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The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin

Dune

Frank Herbert

Shares both think and both sci-fi/classics with The Left Hand of Darkness. The most influential science fiction novel ever written, full stop.

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

Shares both think and both sci-fi/classics with The Left Hand of Darkness. A dystopia that feels uncomfortably plausible rather than far-off.

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

Shares both think and both sci-fi with The Left Hand of Darkness. A dystopia so understated you almost don't notice how dark it is.

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