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Cecily
Apr 21, 2013 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: usa-and-canada, sexuality-gender-lgbtqi, scifi-future-speculative-fict
The meagre 2* is more a reflection of my enjoyment way back in 2013, rather than an objective measure of the book (it has won prestigious awards). It wasn't to my taste back then, exacerbated by mismatched expectations. I'd probably read it very differently now, hence hiding the rest of the review in a spoiler tag.

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K. G. Whitehurst
May 16, 2014 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
The density of the prose, perfectly appropriate for an anthropology report--LeGuin's parents were anthropologists--makes this hard slogging for fiction. Whilst the world-building is fabulous, both the Cold War and gender themes render this work as rather dated. ...more
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Blythe Kersula
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Leo Walsh
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Katrin
Jul 29, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Leo Walsh
Apr 07, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Coco Poley
Apr 15, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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