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The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin · 1969

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An envoy travels to a frozen planet where the inhabitants have no fixed gender, and everything he assumed gets questioned.

Reading experience

Length
Medium
Pace
Slow
Difficulty
Moderate
Intensity
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Why you might like The Left Hand of Darkness

Science fiction used to genuinely interrogate what gender even is.

  • Thought-provoking
  • Thought provoking
  • Classic
  • Worldbuilding

Perfect if you like…

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