I read "The Left Hand of Darkness" when I was younger. I wasn't sure if it was a really good book or just something for school. I mostly remember the parts where the main characters escape from prison in an epic journey over an icefield
I didn't get a lot of the deeper ideas back then-- the aliens in the book don't have a set gender for most of the time. The metaphors about gender, its fluidity and how genreder shapes society were lost on me.
The book is still good to read. It has aged well. Perhaps its even more relevant today than when it was published.
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