Girl's Girl vs The Left Hand of Darkness: Which Should You Read?
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Girl's Girl
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “lustrous debut” and a sundrenched and dewy snapshot of modern girl culture set in the blaze of one suburban Midwest summer“Feldman brings an Austenian attentiveness to the foibles of suburban…
The Left Hand of Darkness
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[Comment by Kim Stanley Robinson, on The Guardian's website][1]: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin (1969) One of my favorite novels is The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K Le Guin. For more than 40 years…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Left Hand of Darkness highest: The Left Hand of Darkness 4.4 · Girl's Girl 3.9.
- The Left Hand of Darkness has the widest readership — 576 ratings behind its score.
- The Left Hand of Darkness runs the darker storyline; Girl's Girl stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Girl's Girl | The Left Hand of Darkness | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.3 (262) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (9) | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | 4.5 (576) |
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Reception
| Girl's Girl | The Left Hand of Darkness | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26 | 576 |
| Editions | 1 | 91 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 502 |
| Reading it now | — | 15 |
| Written reviews | — | 27 |
| Wikipedia attention | 29211 | 34258 |
| Pages | — | 329 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Girl's Girl or The Left Hand of Darkness?
The Left Hand of Darkness has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Left Hand of Darkness 4.4/5, Girl's Girl 3.9/5).
Which is harder to read: Girl's Girl or The Left Hand of Darkness?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Girl's Girl: Moderate; The Left Hand of Darkness: Challenging.