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300 pages but wow it felt 4 times longer...
I found the writings quite difficult to consume. A lot, if not all the names were sounds but without any familiar rhythm, and Le Guin was describing, with I assume great accuracy a world with locations, cities, regions and mountains - but I was struggling to map it all.
Then the story was thread through this detail, which left me struggling to read and struggling to enjoy the book.
It's only when I hit around 60% and the two characters embark on a journey across the ice did I finally manage to engage properly. I really did feel the characters relationship change through their journey and felt their struggle, which I think is what turned this book, for me, from 2 star to 3.
There's a scene towards the end when the protagonist revisits the King of {whatever the name of the city was}, and the protagonist reflects on how the time has passed since his first visit much earlier in the book. I could empathise! It felt like a lifetime!
Probably a great book. Maybe passed me by though.
Originally published on Remy Sharp's b:log
This content originally appeared on remy sharp's b:log and was authored by remy sharp's b:log
remy sharp's b:log | Sciencx (2025-06-15T00:00:00+00:00) The Left Hand of Darkness [book]. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/06/15/the-left-hand-of-darkness-book/
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