Antigone

What line really stuck out to me was the line Creon says after hearing what Antigone has done.  He says that "The over-obstinante spirit is soonest broke; as the strongest iron will snap." I think it's a point of view people see often when a rebellion threatens to rise up. I'm wondering if Antigone will die, and perhaps be held as a matyr of the rebellion against Creon.

Left Hand of Darkness

This seems to be a very odd book, but so far I'm enjoying the book because of how off-beat it feels.  You're thrown into the story in medias res, in the middle of Genly Ai's work here on Winter. I think it's a good method,  because in scifi you end up having to do a lot of telling about who and what everything is,  so to cut down on that by eliminating some of the useless information at the beginning of his journey is good. I thought Genly's interactions with the other Karhides to be very interesting,  as he definitely spoke as a diplomat in a strange culture. Like on page 52, when Genly is talking to the leader of the Caravan, he seems very curious about the history of the mountains. Ursula Le Guin is good about making sure Genly discovers things at the same pace as the audience, yet making sure she doesn't give us all 12 name because that information isn't relevant. She's able to give us only what we need to understand the story.
What especially stuck out to me was the fact that we now know that Genly's mission will suceed. He goes to the Foretellers and asks them,  from about page 65 until page 67. The only question Le Guin has to answer now is how do we get there. My question is do you have any theories for how Genly will get Winter to join the Ekuman?