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NewLarry

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8. Surprisingly enough

Reply to Ponietz (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 09:08 AM

23 hrs ago

I just started re-reading The Left Hand of Darkness for the first time in about 30 years. I'm about 40 pages in, and it's as captivating as I remember.

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The Guardian's 100 best books of all time [View all] Ponietz Yesterday OP

Looks like I need more time biophile Yesterday #1

There's always audiobooks! DaBronx Yesterday #2

True, but I'll still need the extra years! biophile 21 hrs ago #14

Audiobooks thru the library? irisblue 23 hrs ago #6

No Grapes of Wrath? mountain grammy 23 hrs ago #3

Well, it's a British-generated list, so intheflow 22 hrs ago #10

I chalked up to that excuse for not including On The Road by Kerouac 70sEraVet 22 hrs ago #12

A word on who generated the list and by what criteria were used. werdna 23 hrs ago #4

No A Room of One's Own by Wolfe, 1929, but the descendant The HandMaids Tale irisblue 23 hrs ago #5

I curious about your use of "descendant" here. intheflow 22 hrs ago #9

Wolffe book was about a womans need for financial independence & space to be her authentic self irisblue 19 hrs ago #15

I've read 17 pfitz59 23 hrs ago #7

Surprisingly enough NewLarry 23 hrs ago #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Ponietz 21 hrs ago #13

41 Heart of Darkness Make7 17 hrs ago #16

Heavy emphasis on the 19th and early 20th centuries. yardwork 22 hrs ago #11

Ninety seven? Make7 16 hrs ago #17