Wikipedia:Article assessment/Hugo Award-winning works/The Left Hand of Darkness

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Article: The Left Hand of Darkness

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Review by [User:Pastafarian Nights]

 * Coverage and factuality: 1
 * Writing style: 8
 * Structure: 9
 * Aesthetics: 7
 * Overall: 6

There are no references, which is a pity, because otherwise this is a great article. I'm very familiar with the book, and found no factual errors, so fixing the lack of references shouldn't be too difficult. The parenthetical statement in the lead about Le Guin's distaste for the term "feminist science fiction" cries out for a quote from her on the topic.

Review by Sandpiper
Or partial review. It would seem that someone felt the article lacked plot description, which was added and then deleted as a copyvio since the last contributors comments. I would agree, it didn't mention enough about the plot, and was therefore leaving out important points about the multiple messages LeGuin is putting across about society. What was added and deleted was plot detail, but actually did not cover what i would include. I find myself torn between including and discussing the ending, which is quite fundamental to what is being argued about the message of the book, and not spoiling it for the reader. Despite the impression given by the article, Estraven is about as un-nationalistic as Gordon of Khartoum. I felt a couple of statements based upon content of the story were wrong. My inclination is to give it a serious bit of rewriting, when I have time. On the other hand, as an introduction to the main points about the book it is ok.