A review by stefnevells
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

2.0

The first 200 pages of this were terrible. The writing was a slog. It was 200 pages of world building, but as if building only a detailed description of the government of a foreign nation, in a foreign language. I only got a general idea of anything going on because the language was so difficult to get past. Then at 200 pages the vast majority of the language fell away to allow a story and characters to exist. Interesting questions are raised, and the last 100 pages were really enjoyable. But getting to them through the muck is brutal.