Kevin's Watch

I've been lurking here forever, but this is the first time I've contributed. I just wanted to say that I've read many books that were recommended here, and have discovered many new favorites. But after reading Ursula Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness", I find myself very surprised that it hasn't been mention more often here...it is fabulous!!!

Of course I've read the earthsea books, and loved them! but for some reason I've resisted reading other books by Le Guin. No more!

So, I thought I'd throw this book out there as a suggestion for others who struggle to find quality reading material. Also, I'd love to hear what you guys think of this book

I read this many years ago... excellent book! Thanks for the reminder. If you liked that, then try the Dispossessed too.

I have Earthsea on audio but haven't gotten to them yet.

This thread on Ahira's Hangar (KW's sister site) may interest you The Dispossessed/Left Hand of Darkness and there's also a discussion of the latest book in the Hainish Cycle, The Telling (Fist and Faith moderates the LeGuin forum there, aka: Highdrake).

Hey, why don't y...

Doh! danlo beat me to it!!!

Slow moderators! Worthless, I tells ya!

My shrink kept on trying to get me to read this.

I wonder if there's a connection between "The Left Hand of Darkness" and "The Left Hand of the Damned" thing.

Did you ever read it? I assume your shrink told you why s/he wanted you to read it?

I will be reading this book in my Sci-Fi/Eng 3990 class. Our professor definitely has good taste.

I hear the book, like the later Earthsea books, is very gender-focused. I find that she is never heavy-handed with it, though.

Fist and Faith wrote:Did you ever read it? I assume your shrink told you why s/he wanted you to read it?

No, he never did.

I still have a scary Theory that my shrink was a time-traveling, older me.

These things happen.

LHofD is my FAVORITE of Leguin's!!!

danlo wrote:These things happen.

Yes, but then again, I'm a Timelord, and these things happen more frequently with us.

Yeah, "Left Hand" was great...she's best known for "Earthsea" but those aren't her best books, IMHO...I'll echo that "The Dispossessed" is excellent.

wow...thanks for pointing me in the direction of Ahira's Hangar...more great discussions and ideas!!! Excellent!

And welcome to the Watch!

Zenlunatic wrote:Yeah, "Left Hand" was great...she's best known for "Earthsea" but those aren't her best books, IMHO...I'll echo that "The Dispossessed" is excellent.

Really?

Earthsea is the only LeGuin I have read so far, and that recently because of the group read on AWoE at the Hangar, and in search for the source of the name of my Ranyhyn. I loved the series and short stories, but have not ventured further yet.

that was fabulous as well! As much as I love the earthsae books, I have to say that these are better!

Did anyone see that Anime film that was made from the Earthsea books? I haven't got around to it yet.. But I suspect it would be good!!

Anyway LeGuin is def one of my fave authors.. I read the Disposessed a long time ago after being a long time fan of SciFi and (then) wished my (then) favourite authors Asimov and Clarke would write stuff like that. But they're brilliant.

Oh and EmotionalLeper - does your shrink theory invonve in yourself one day becoming a TimeLord?