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I'm a bit confused by OP here - I didn't at all have that impression. I thought it was fairly clear from the start what the gender of the main protagonist was.
by detritus 8y ago
I'm a bit confused by OP here - I didn't at all have that impression. I thought it was fairly clear from the start what the gender of the main protagonist was. Perhaps I misread...
- k__ 8y agoThe name didn't sound female to me "Genly Ai"... I know Ai as from Japanese, meaning "love" and I know a girl called that. The story starts from his first-person perspective, and he talks about how he feels insecure and about his fancy robes.
- RosanaAnaDana 8y agoThe protagonist in Left Hand of Darkness is 100% a human male (and a bit of a man's man to boot).
- k__ 8y agoI know, I just didn't think this for the first few pages.