boxofdelights

Thirty years ago the exploration of gender interested me most, but now it is the politics, power, status, loyalty.

Yes! This was my experience, too. I thought it had really interesting things to say about nationalism and politics.

The book has also changed between readings because I fell in love with Due South, and now I cannot not see Estraven and Genly Ai as alternate-universe Fraser and Kowalski.

This has actually never struck me before! And...I'm not sure I agree, actually. I mean, I see what you mean, but all of them are so much their own persons for me that I can't just see one pair as versions of the other.

I actually quit reading The Buried Giant halfway through--it was just not for me. /o\