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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
3.0

A genderless society as seen by a cis-man from another planet. Interesting idea and cool to read how it is meant to be based in biology. I liked the theoretical idea and some of the writing was interesting. But for the most part, I was confused and bored. Maybe if I read it another time and take better notes of all the names and places and exact chain of events (I am pretty sure there were jumps sometimes, that were not explained in the same detail as other parts of the story and I therefore missed it).

I was also meant to discuss this with a book club but could unfortunately not make it to the meeting, I am sure it would have been a more satisfying experience to discuss this with other people and get to hear their understanding.
Definitely enjoyed watching some YouTube videos as explanation.