The Alibi vs The Left Hand of Darkness: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
The Alibi
“He noticed her the moment she stepped into the pavilion.”
An honorable man... a very sexy dilemma. Hammond Cross is a man caught in a moral dilemma. The plot of THE ALIBI centers around Hammond Cross, Special Assistant County Solicitor. (for those of you who don’t live in…
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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 · The Alibi 4.0.
- The Left Hand of Darkness is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 11 for The Alibi.
- The Alibi has the widest readership — 29096 ratings behind its score.
- The Left Hand of Darkness runs the darker storyline; The Alibi stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Left Hand of Darkness
≈ 6h vs 11h for The Alibi
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Left Hand of Darkness
4.4 vs 4.0 from readers
New to the genre?
The Alibi
Moderate vs Challenging for The Left Hand of Darkness
In the mood for something dark?
The Left Hand of Darkness
a darker storyline than The Alibi
Want something lighter?
The Alibi
an easier tone than The Left Hand of Darkness
Scores by source
| The Alibi | The Left Hand of Darkness | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (29096) | 4.3 (262) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (10) | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (260) | 4.5 (576) |
Reception
| The Alibi | The Left Hand of Darkness | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 29096 | 576 |
| Editions | 34 | 91 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 14439 | 502 |
| Reading it now | 1325 | 15 |
| Written reviews | 1034 | 27 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1705 | 34258 |
| Pages | 620 | 329 |