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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
I am in furious agreement with the opinions of others. I found the first section quite tedious, but I loved the latter half of the book. Things really picked up for me when Genly was arrested, and I thought the building of the relationship, the growth of understanding between the Genly and Therem/Estraven, their empathy and love, was wonderful.
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Funny, I did not enjoy the back half of the book at all. It feel like the Jack London male journey through desolation, just with one instead of two. I was not particularly entranced or enamored of the relationship as it felt thin to me. Honestly, I felt the same way I do reading other male-bonding narratives. Maybe it was LeGuin's use of the male pronouns or just the lack of much communication, but I did not see the deep bond that many did.
Again, I wonder how much of this is due to my coming to the text without ever having read it before. Zero nostalgia factor for me.