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I think nostalgia adds a willingness to accept. When you're new to the work more rides on the author's ability to capture your imagination with the story, and I can easily see how the first half of this book may fail to do that, so by the second half one could easily be disenchanted and so less accepting. (I'm not suggesting fault here, on either side. By "accepting" all I mean is an inclination to forgive, ignore or not see the faults. I've always found that I'm happier to ignore faults when I'm enjoying the ride.)
Bookpossum, that quote defining shifgrethor as the opposite of rank seems neat way to express it. I don't think the story ever really justifies this as a feminine attribute - which I don't mind, I don't think it needs to be a specifically feminine attribute, but it does seem to be expected, especially as regards Genly's revelation toward the end of their journey.
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