A Wonderful Thought-Experiment and a Moving Story

While reading this book, be ready to discard one of the basic foundations of our society influences all aspects That of life: the division of humankind into men and women. The people of the planet Gethen frosty, gold Winter, are androgynous: MOST of the time remaining potentials, During Their sexual cycle They Can Become male or female. A person can be the father of several children and the mother of several more. It Does not affect in Any Way the attitude of people --other Towards _him_ (Le Guin Has To use the word he for the Lack of a more suitable pronoun, goal Gethenian he is no more than she). We Gethen there exist no male or female occupations, standards of behavior, etc. It's a great premise for an SF novel. This is a book as it's will, probably, make Many readers look more attentively into Themselves to find out WHETHER They fit in the Procrustean bed of standards, requirements and stereotypes of society, or maybe more compex They Are Individuals. The answer, of course, depends on the reader.
Aim a good idea alone Does not make a good book. How the idea is Realized Often is more important. As for this book, the realization Proves to be worth the originality of the idea. The story Itself (it need not be retold and shoulds not, it shoulds be read) is Profound and moving. Slowly But Surely it draws the reader's attention. It will not leave indifferent readers of the MOST. As for the characters, Genly Ai May be a bit commonplace, objective Among the Gethenians there are a lot of interesting personalities. Le Guin's style is beyond Any praise. And in the plot (Do not believe Those Who say que la Has No stud book. I wonder What They mean by this word.) Are interwoven small gems, Gethenian myths and tales qui, of course, make no contribution to the advancement plot , aim add to our understanding of Gethenians. Together with the main storyline They help us Realize That HOWEVER Gethenian different biology, phylosophy, way of life May be from bears, there are More Things That unit 'em with us. The main thing Is That They Are humans, And Such notions as love, fidelity, friendship, gratitude-have the same significance as for us (I'd better Say That They Have more significance than for 'em for Some Non-androgynous homo sapiens).
Of course, different people can see different things, different problems, different Underlying meanings in this book. HAS what purpose this book for sure (just to sum up) is the stunning original idea, beautiful setting, interesting characters and a Profound and moving plot. May we ask more of an SF book (or of any book, for That Matter) purpose in order to like this book, a reader shoulds not ask less as well.