Metamagical Themas vs The Left Hand of Darkness: Which Should You Read?
Metamagical Themas
Toen 'Godel, Escher, Bach' verscheen in 1979 was Hofstadter in een klap wereldberoemd. Het is maar weinigen gegeven zo met taal en kennis te spelen: briljant, erudiet, creatief, humoristisch, en didaktisch van zeer hoog…
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The Left Hand of Darkness
[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…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Left Hand of Darkness highest: The Left Hand of Darkness 4.4 · Metamagical Themas 4.0.
- The Left Hand of Darkness is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 15 for Metamagical Themas.
- The Left Hand of Darkness has the widest readership — 576 ratings behind its score.
- The Left Hand of Darkness runs the darker storyline; Metamagical Themas stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Left Hand of Darkness
≈ 6h vs 15h for Metamagical Themas
New to the genre?
The Left Hand of Darkness
Challenging vs Demanding for Metamagical Themas
In the mood for something dark?
The Left Hand of Darkness
a darker storyline than Metamagical Themas
Want something lighter?
Metamagical Themas
an easier tone than The Left Hand of Darkness
Scores by source
| Metamagical Themas | The Left Hand of Darkness | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.3 (262) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (12) | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (576) |
Reception
| Metamagical Themas | The Left Hand of Darkness | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 12 | 576 |
| Editions | 15 | 91 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 502 |
| Reading it now | — | 15 |
| Written reviews | — | 27 |
| Wikipedia attention | 758 | 34258 |
| Pages | 852 | 329 |