#BannedBookSkyClub Pin the feed to your home page to get updates and join the discussion June 2025: The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula Le Guin July 2025: Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison August 2025: The Complete Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi September/October 2025: 1984, George Orwell
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A huge THANK YOU to everyone who's participated in the #BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin.
If you'd like to read the posts or want to participate in the discussion go to the feed link below, or check the hashtags, to find talking point posts and replies.
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#BannedBookSkyClub schedule:
July 2025: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
August 2025: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
September/October 2025: 1984 by George Orwell
November 2025: Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler.
Link to feed in replies. #BookSky
Please join us.
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#BannedBookSkyClub books we've read or will be reading. Complete list in alt text. Link to feed in replies. Like/pin the feed for easy access to talking points. Upcoming schedule also in replies. #BookSky
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
Is there anything else you'd like to share about the novel The Left Hand of Darkness?
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
What about the novel The Left Hand of Darkness will stay with you - what will you remember most?
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
Explain the significance of shadows in the novel The Left Hand of Darkness.
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#BannedBookSkyClub
Don't forget! July 2025's book is #SongOfSolomon by Toni Morrison.
I'll start posting talking points on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 and post more for two or so weeks.
See replies for link to Banned Book Club feed. Please join us!
#BookSky
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
Talk about the trek across the Gobrin ice in The Left Hand of Darkness and the imagery and emotions it evoked for you.
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
In the author's note to the book The Left Hand of Darkness, Le Guin said "Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive." Do you agree? Why or why not?
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
As you read The Left Hand of Darkness, what did you think about the structure, including the use of multiple voices?
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Reminder the July 2025 #BannedBookSKyClub book is #SongOfSolomon by Toni Morrison. Discussion begin date TBA.
See replies for link to feed. We discuss books here, online, on Bluesky, at your convenience. No deadlines. #BookSky
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The June 2025 #BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness is going on now. Check out the hashtags or pin the feed for talking points and replies. More talking points forthcoming. Feed link in replies. #BookSky
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
Even though The Left Hand of Darkness takes place far into the future, did you see any parallels to current times? Explain.
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
Talk about Genly Ai's character arc in the book The Left Hand of Darkness. Did he change? Explain.
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
Was Tibe the main antagonist in The Left Hand of Darkness? Was his character effective in supporting the plot? Why or why not?
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
Would you say The Left Hand of Darkness was revolutionary for its time? (first published 1969) Why or why not?
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
How would you explain the meaning behind the novel's title to someone who hasn't read The Left Hand of Darkness?
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
We've talked before about the importance of the first sentence in a novel. What did you think of The Left Hand of Darkness's first sentence and how it set up the story?
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
Talk about patriotism as a recurring theme in The Left Hand of Darkness and what it means.
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
Genly Ai in The Left Hand of Darkness had difficulty understanding "shifgrethor." How would you explain it?
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#BannedBookSkyClub heads up that in November 2025 we will be discussing #ParableOfTheTalents by Octavia Butler.
I wanted to get the word out early in case you haven't read Parable of the Sower and would like to read it first. #BookSky
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
Keeping in mind how events unfolded in the novel The Left Hand of Darkness, what do you think would happen if an envoy from a different world came to Earth today with a similar mission as Genly Ai's?
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June 2025: #BannedBookSkyClub is discussing #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin.
July 2025: #SongOfSolomon by Toni Morrison.
Join us! Link to feed in replies. #BookSky
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
Why do you think the novel The Left Hand of Darkness has been banned/challenged?
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#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheLeftHandOfDarkness by Ursula Le Guin #BookSky
Were there any parts of the Karhide culture that you envied or felt drawn to? Explain.
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